conceit
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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 • Mar. 15, 2026
I love a bildungsroman as a novel conceit and as a framing device.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026
For all the arguments against his central conceit, Mr. Dalrymple has written a spirited and valuable book.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
Despite its elaborate conceit, “Godfall” turns out to be a solid police-procedural rooted in a sensitive depiction of small-town life turned upside-down by a cosmic cadaver.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
Willoughby was rare—his preference to remain behind the scenes implied the absence of vast personal conceit, a trait essential for two-penny despots.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
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