realism
Example Sentences
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No wonder Ms. Wisse’s 2021 memoir “Free as a Jew” begins by praising her father for his political realism.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Certain established giants—Stephen Crane and Theodore Dreiser among them—earn Fiedler’s disparagement, usually for overemphasizing realism.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
It roils with observations about teamwork, inequality and success, but presents as a spangled, stoner-comedy extravaganza with the moxie to give a Monty Python-esque raspberry to realism.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
For Nicholas Pinnock, who plays successful actor Solomon, that realism is what makes the show feel distinctly British in its outlook.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
The crucifix she hung from the wall, fascinated, as she always was, by the realism of the tiny nails lodged in the crockery feet of Jesus.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
Vocabulary lists containing realism
Power Suffix: -ism
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Reading: Literature - Middle School
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