escapist
Example Sentences
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When a superhero satire’s guesses about how bad life could get are outdone by reality, then the fiction has lost its escapist function.
From Salon • May 24, 2026
To allay concerns that books can’t compete with the allure of digital devices, he offers a simple observation: Reading is as addictive as videogames were in his youth, “mind-altering, escapist, and fun.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
From there it’s an escapist date of air hockey, carnival rides and, once they settle in a fancy hotel room, the sharing of a sensitive new song.
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2025
What the app offered, however, was escapist materials built around turning off reflection, instead of encouraging it.
From Salon • Apr. 18, 2025
So involved was I in my escapist daydreams, I lost all track of the seconds racing by.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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Allen Toussaint (1938-2015) Tribute List
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