idealization

Example Sentences

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Clare, too, receives frequent rhapsodic praise, but even accounting for the narrator’s grief-induced idealization, their relationship strikes me as too perfect.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

This is a young man’s idealization of a dying old man glorifying his final breaths.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2023

However, linguists often point out that the concept of a standard accent is better understood as an idealization rather than a reality.

From Salon • Jan. 7, 2023

The film’s idealization of a pared-down life might feel dated, but its do-something message is one that never goes out of style.

From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2022

This vague idealization of Democracy was stimulated by the rare letters from his sister Martha in New York.

From Comrade Yetta by Edwards, Albert