conceit
Example Sentences
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And though “Undertone” makes good use of its podcasting conceit, the format is little more than a crutch for the movie’s narrative to rest on.
From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026
For all the arguments against his central conceit, Mr. Dalrymple has written a spirited and valuable book.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
The conceit sounds simple today: Kids are given a small plastic key, for which they insert in a box near an installation and then are regaled with music and a short nursery rhyme or folktale.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026
Perhaps that anxiety is why the hive mind conceit dominated these last 12 months, whether in our thoughts, on TV or at the movies.
From Salon • Dec. 29, 2025
He was a good man, and there was no conceit in him.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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