abstract

Example Sentences

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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

The most effective argument is not an abstract one — it’s about corruption.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

Mo Costello’s abstract photographs focus on the minutiae of everyday things like Aaron Siskind did, but more than three decades after that artist’s death these images feel uninspired.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Then when we started learning about symbolism in Mr. Bonner’s language arts class this year—a concrete representation of a thing or idea that is more abstract in nature—it clicked: the trunk wasn't an actual trunk.

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone