abstract

Example Sentences

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In a chapter titled “The War of the Gods and Demons,” Chesterton mocks the idea that soldiers in a war fight for “abstract” economic or geopolitical advantages.

From The Wall Street Journal

Yearning for a kind of abstract stimulation that even she can’t put into words, Camille is transfixed by her beloved chair.

From Salon

“Apartment Window” is nearly abstract, sandwiching a constellation of peeling, sun-bleached cartoon stickers between a reflected sunset and the stripes of vertical blinds.

From Los Angeles Times

Along the riverside path, cyclists rode with the wind and a trio of young filmmakers recorded pigeons fluttering around “La Grande Fenêtre,” a 1974 abstract work at the Outdoor Sculpture Museum.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Darko is someone who likes to work in more of the intellectual, emotional space rather than realism. So a lot of it is about using the set in a more abstract way,” said Santiago.

From Los Angeles Times