romanticize
Example Sentences
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The Ford Mustang was built in Detroit, introduced to the world in New York and, according to a new exhibit on the border of downtown and Boyle Heights, romanticized by Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times
Perhaps the most famous, and certainly the most romanticized, version of a filibuster took place in the film “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.”
From Los Angeles Times
In an interview, he said: “It’s easy to romanticize the golden days.”
As Ms. Low says, many women need to “stop romanticizing work” and “remember that your employer will never love you back.”
The author tends to romanticize the game, even at its most brutal.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.