abstract

Example Sentences

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My own experience watching these debates unfold has underscored how quickly abstract legal theories can translate into concrete consequences for voters.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

For shareholders of teams, sportsbooks, prediction markets and media companies that have committed billions of dollars to the games, integrity is not abstract.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

They give meaning and shape to abstract ideas and values.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

The most effective argument is not an abstract one — it’s about corruption.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

Yet in this brief flash of six decades, the gene had transformed from an abstract concept in a botanical experiment to a powerful instrument of social control.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee