abstraction

Example Sentences

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Power and policy are not abstractions — they impact real people’s bodies, minds and lives, and they affect the well-being of the larger community.

From Salon

Screwball humor often runs through the pieces; they indulge in abstraction and never skew didactic.

From Los Angeles Times

He knows that democracy is not an abstraction.

From Salon

His Regen show, through March 1, also features short video works and the abstractions of camera-less images he considers “pure photography,” created in the darkroom by shining light directly onto photosensitive paper.

From Los Angeles Times

If that sounds like a 1997 frat party elevated to political abstraction, fair enough.

From Salon