artificiality

Example Sentences

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He does not like the artificiality of the racing with the overtake mode and boost buttons.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The mixture of digitally warped instrumentation that emphasizes its artificiality and cinematic string arrangements that evoke the melodrama of old Hollywood is pleasingly jarring and disorienting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

For example, he agreed with cinematographer Patrick Scola that shooting on 16mm film would add realism to a story taking place in a realm of artificiality.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2025

The artificiality of Vanderpump’s makeshift empire is most easily spotted in “Vanderpump Villa,” a show made of popsicle sticks and glue.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2025

The artificiality of her parents’ relationship always seemed harder, more shaming, when she was here in Kano.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie