conceit

Example Sentences

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He followed it with a succession of intensely theatrical divertissements, often revolving around unexpected intellectual conceits or bizarre juxtapositions and featuring brilliant dialogue, puns, repartee, double meanings and misunderstandings.

From BBC

The film’s conceit borrows several elements from Brooks’ classic, with a few key differences.

From Salon

She gathers enough of each to make good on the story’s title and its magical realist conceit.

From New York Times

When it comes to the central conceit — those who leave and those who stay — the role of the parent can feel beside the point.

From Salon

Why not place a bet on Tala Madani, whose desultory drawing and wildly rebarbative conceits might have the impact at the Met that artists like Matisse once had in Paris?

From Washington Post