conceit

Example Sentences

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Despite its elaborate conceit, “Godfall” turns out to be a solid police-procedural rooted in a sensitive depiction of small-town life turned upside-down by a cosmic cadaver.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Perhaps that anxiety is why the hive mind conceit dominated these last 12 months, whether in our thoughts, on TV or at the movies.

From Salon • Dec. 29, 2025

Created by Thomas Brandon and premiering Saturday on Peacock, its conceit is dramatically clever, if, of course, impossible.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2025

The conceit is more than a sticky idea.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

The sort of healthy conceit that he had when he returned from America early in the spring was gone.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway