verisimilitude

Example Sentences

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On the silver screen, it dazzles like few contemporary science fiction films do, opting for color over the pallid gray verisimilitude that often bogs down its peers.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

It has the verisimilitude of a case study and the dread of an existential drama.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

But as with the many monitors, the walkie-talkies and rotary phones and control panels all worked, a verisimilitude that, to Benesch, made each uninterrupted, carefully choreographed take that much more stressful.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2024

For language constructors — conlangers, as they are known — such small touches enhance the verisimilitude of even gigantic edifices like the “Dune” series.

From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2024

When he had landed on the roof of his building, he sat for a time, weaving together in his mind a story thick with verisimilitude.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick