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
Sayers praised the art underlying the artifice, paraphrasing Aristotle on the practice of literary deception.
Anytime the film veers into computer-generated territory, it takes on a sheen of cheesy artifice.
From Los Angeles Times
The way that any actor could, with a look, destroy the artifice, the pretense of reality on film.
From Literature
Underneath the digital artifice, Chaplin’s eyes flash with hot conviction and palpable presence.
From Los Angeles Times
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