conceit
Example Sentences
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The conceit of “City Island: USA!” is that the landmarks themselves come to life.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
I love a bildungsroman as a novel conceit and as a framing device.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026
Regardless of how promising the conceit may seem — it’s based on a book titled “Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy,” after all — this is American history for fashion influencers.
From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026
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
I thought of the youthful almost hysterical excitement and conceit with which I had gone into this marriage, imagining I would bring happiness to Maxim, who had known much greater happiness before.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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