conceit

Example Sentences

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“It was more exciting, the idea of taking this same kind of conceit of a real person in a sitcom-like environment, and putting it in other worlds.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

Here, Tuason cleverly lifts a conceit from “The Ring,” where a cursed videotape gave the viewer seven days to live after popping it into the VCR.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

Perhaps that anxiety is why the hive mind conceit dominated these last 12 months, whether in our thoughts, on TV or at the movies.

From Salon • Dec. 29, 2025

The conceit is more than a sticky idea.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

Fulfillment, I’m sure, struck her as a rich person’s conceit.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama