didactic

Example Sentences

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But in trying to ground its personal stories in hard science, “Extrapolations” turns its characters into didactic sandwich boards.

From New York Times

I wanted above all to make it honest and not make it didactic.

From Washington Post

Although Riker has little interest in the formulaic or didactic, he considers literature a conversation above all else; he works in models, talks through other books.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s very easy for her to communicate things that I think other people would get very didactic about.”

From New York Times

Another user responded: "Who makes these? The script, camera angles, editing and even lens choices come together to create a condescending, mid-20th-century didactic tone."

From BBC