naturalism
Example Sentences
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This is an astonishing work of naturalism in the spirit of Zola’s “L’Assommoir.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Once considered the product of two distinct artists, “Boy With a Basket of Fruit” speaks to the intensity of Caravaggio’s spectacular, sui generis vision of what Italian naturalism would become in his hands.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
The other is biological naturalism, which argues the opposite.
From Science Daily • Dec. 24, 2025
She’s quick-witted and intelligent, tossing out jokes with such an unassuming naturalism that you don’t realize she’s lobbed another punchline into the air until it lands on your head so close to the first.
From Salon • Jun. 17, 2025
All my life had shaped me for the realism, the naturalism of the modern novel, and I could not read enough of them.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
Vocabulary lists containing naturalism
Power Suffix: -ism
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