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

While one of the hallmarks of Chekhov’s work is its emotional authenticity, “The Disappear” never quite dispels a feeling of artificiality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

In Vienna, it tasted like history, although a Viennese couple next to me in standing room complained of artificiality.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2025

My tolerance for the artificiality of the genre may be lower than most theatergoers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2025

It is not surprising that the history of science is a problematic activity, because science itself constantly claims to escape from its own temporal specificity, its own artificiality.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton