artifice
Example Sentences
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“Being aware of the artifice is, to some extent, part of the charm, so we’re not trying desperately to hide that stuff.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
We are reminded that Matisse always affirmed the artifice of painting, presenting us with undisguised models surrounded by studio props, often in garments that repeat from painting to painting.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
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
Anytime the film veers into computer-generated territory, it takes on a sheen of cheesy artifice.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026
In a case like this the experimental method requires you to move smoothly back and forth between nature and artifice.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing artifice
100 SAT Words Beginning with "A"
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The Federalist Papers, No. 1 by Alexander Hamilton
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Divergent
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