artifice

Example Sentences

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A tradwife influencer’s public meltdown or toxic relationship prods at the artifice and hypocrisy of aspirational Christian content, but these scandals also reveal an uncomfortable relationship between creators and their audience.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

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

The traditional story, with its narrative arcs and tailored meanings, is often viewed in the critical world with distrust, a type of artifice that belongs to less self-aware eras.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

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

From Slate • Nov. 18, 2025

The way that any actor could, with a look, destroy the artifice, the pretense of reality on film.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny