abstract
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
And I always thought about that in the abstract, but now I try to make the movies not only about the moment I’m in, but about me.
From Los Angeles Times
This estimate was revised from 59 million hectares in the abstract to a final total of 38 million hectares.
From Science Daily
One might have expected some gesture toward its origins, rather than its cool and highly abstracted references to Harlem.
Some were drawn in a realistic style, while others were more abstract, but all showed intentional design rather than random ornamentation.
From Science Daily
Rather than treating them as purely abstract results, the team searched for an explanation rooted in physics.
From Science Daily
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.