conceit
Example Sentences
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It’s one of the oldest conceits ever, thinking that vulgarity makes you look tough.
“It was more exciting, the idea of taking this same kind of conceit of a real person in a sitcom-like environment, and putting it in other worlds.”
From Los Angeles Times
Here, Tuason cleverly lifts a conceit from “The Ring,” where a cursed videotape gave the viewer seven days to live after popping it into the VCR.
From Salon
Advocates of administrative tribunals claim they’re more efficient than federal courts, but the Ross case belies this conceit.
The series stakes its ground in the time-honored, time-worn conceit of clashing personalities forced to work side by side.
From Los Angeles Times
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