abstract

Example Sentences

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“Trans people aren’t abstract in this conversation,” Hack told Salon.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Melvin Edwards, a sculptor best known for abstract steel works that illustrated the history and resistance of African Americans, died March 30 at his Baltimore home.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

My own experience watching these debates unfold has underscored how quickly abstract legal theories can translate into concrete consequences for voters.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

For shareholders of teams, sportsbooks, prediction markets and media companies that have committed billions of dollars to the games, integrity is not abstract.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

By the middle of the fifteenth century artists were experimenting with the idea of infinite, abstract, undifferentiated space.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton