representations

Example Sentences

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The Cylons are fundamentalist, monotheistic zealots who wipe out nearly all of humankind, making them apt representations of all kinds of real-world threats.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

Aristotle recognized that we take pleasure in viewing fictional representations of tragedies, suffering and mutilated corpses that would repulse us if we confronted them in reality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Burke, quoted by the ABC, said Border Force officials had made "multiple representations to the team" before they left Sydney, "including private meetings".

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

"It is really the speed and scale of these representations that is astounding, driving much of the online confusion of what has been targeted, or casualty counts for instance," said Ayad.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

And yet it had been glossed over in my education, and in popular culture, representations of the war and its reasons seemed obscured.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates