artifice

Example Sentences

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Some crafty artifice and a heap of negative space aren’t enough to fill the void left by a complete lack of narrative sense.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

At the same time, the shameless artifice would seem to be Mr. Johnson’s intent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

The player-friendly artifice that defines so much of Las Vegas was absent here.

From Slate • Nov. 18, 2025

Playing Ingrid-as-Aurora — the heroine of a film that, even its biggest fan admits, is “no ‘Citizen Kane’” — Lopez is shellacked under two layers of diva artifice.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

Thomas Hoving and Evelyn Harrison and the art experts were instantly able to see behind the forger’s artifice.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell