fictitious
Example Sentences
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The numbers you see on your screen are likely fictitious, whether they’re $2 million or $20 million.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
In doing so, they say, Wright violated federal law, which bars individuals from making materially false, fictitious or fraudulent statements or representations to Congress.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
One factor fuelling outsider interest in Bozeman, according to many, was the "Yellowstone Effect" – transplants drawn to the state by the fictitious runaway hit drama Yellowstone, starring Kevin Costner.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
You couldn’t ask for a better example of the nature of fictitious capital and the kind of person it’s selecting for.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
I ask the photographer, from my perch at Theo’s desk, the one that I am supposed to be pretending is my own desk as I write fictitious letters to the boys on the front.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Vocabulary lists containing fictitious
Commonly Confused Words, List 1
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The Pigman
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