existential
Example Sentences
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Whether it is facing an existential threat, however, remains to be seen.
From Los Angeles Times
In the play, two minor characters from Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” bumble about, confused about their role in the prince’s drama, and wander into existential discussions about the search for meaning.
A couple of signings underperforming in their first three months at Anfield, a superstar showing his age, and a few individual errors can be the difference between title defense and existential crisis.
Films are a chance to work out these nagging, existential neuroses that live in the back of the mind, the type that overwhelm to the point of panic if thought about for too long.
From Salon
So I put out a call: send me your Thanksgiving quandaries, your culinary existential crises, your “is this normal?” kitchen confessions.
From Salon
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