exoticism

Example Sentences

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Such awareness lends a subtle metafictional framework to the novel, a hint of cautionary skepticism about its releases into fantasy and brushes with exoticism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

She went on to cite the “cultural exoticism depicted in author James Clavell’s bestseller ‘Shōgun’” as adding to America’s fixation on Japanese culture.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2024

He delivered a sense of exoticism in the landscape but also the people.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2023

This exoticism transforms the way others see the world, and allows them to see an issue or a phenomenon from a different angle.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 15, 2022

They weren't rich, but what Hugh's family lacked financially they more than made up for with the sort of exoticism that works wonders at cocktail parties, leading always to the remark "That sounds fascinating."

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris