performative
Example Sentences
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You may not like it, but this was like something from the peak era of performative millennial corporate synergy.
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026
“Refusing to tear my clothes and smear ashes on my face in performative mourning for a white man that espoused violence is … not the same as violence,” Attiah said in another post.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Ed gets swept up in her performative antics and elusive, larger-than-life allure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
She also argues it's "performative… a way to rebel. 'I'm going to play music, watch stuff', that's a way to express who you are, what your tastes are."
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
I could see now that there was a performative piece to politics that I hadn’t yet fully mastered.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
