romanticize

Example Sentences

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Sander does not romanticize, valorize or flatter them: The even lighting comes from an overcast sky; they are dressed in dark suits and hats, one smokes a cigarette, and each sports a cane.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

"It's fascinating that something hundreds of years old could so closely match what is around today and contrast so much with what people romanticize the past landscape to be."

From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2026

The author tends to romanticize the game, even at its most brutal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

There are dishes I can’t help but romanticize.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2025

It is important to keep in mind, though, that many rappers and hip-hop artists do not aim to glorify or romanticize gangsta life or culture.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander