idealization

Example Sentences

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The film’s idealization of a pared-down life might feel dated, but its do-something message is one that never goes out of style.

From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2022

That shared soil—this idealization of an imaginary past with greater freedom—creates a way for members and even some entire units to move across this spectrum.

From Scientific American • Jun. 16, 2022

Rubens, raising the temperature of the scene, amplifies the idealization by transforming the almost stately frieze into a blockbuster drama of good supplanting evil.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2021

But no matter: idealization is a privilege, and all the more so compared to invisibility.

From Salon • Oct. 10, 2021

There was danger that his idealization, fattening upon a logic of its own, would become a bit too preposterous even for worship.

From Gargoyles by Hecht, Ben