artifice

Example Sentences

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Some crafty artifice and a heap of negative space aren’t enough to fill the void left by a complete lack of narrative sense.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

The world that shaped Miller’s early years was one of suburban perfection and sheltered artifice, a nostalgic ideal so far removed from reality that it shares a developer with Disney World.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2025

The traditional story, with its narrative arcs and tailored meanings, is often viewed in the critical world with distrust, a type of artifice that belongs to less self-aware eras.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

The movie star’s mask of artifice briefly vanishes, and all that’s left is a puppy dog look of yearning, a sad acceptance that it’s too late to change certain things.

From Salon • Oct. 2, 2025

A postmodern touch in our domestic cinema, pointing up artifice, calling attention to mechanics.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides