sublimate

Example Sentences

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But the sibling competition, however sublimated, was real.

From The Wall Street Journal

Rama says in a class she is teaching that the power of narrative is to sublimate reality.

From Salon

Natsume Soseki taught literature at the University of Tokyo after studying abroad in London, and, when he later became an author, he brilliantly sublimated those very conflicts in his novels.

From New York Times

But when Tár schools a Juilliard class that a conductor’s job is to “sublimate yourself” into the canon of white male composers, the young musicians do not bend to her will.

From New York Times

Charly is a manifestation of every woman's secret or sublimated wild side, which is what makes her Atlantic City D.I.Y. makeover so thrilling.

From Salon