nonfiction

Example Sentences

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The narrator of “10:04” dreams of a book that, “like a poem, is neither fiction nor nonfiction, but a flickering between them.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Most known and loved for 1984’s “Paris, Texas,” the filmmaker has more recently devoted his work to nonfiction storytelling.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

His final film earned universal critical acclaim, and was recognized as the best nonfiction film of 2023 by the New York Film Critics Circle, the Los Angeles Film Critics Assn.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

The 2026 Oscar-nominated animated shorts mix the past and the present, fable and nonfiction.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

After a moment, he took the nonfiction to another bookcase and began shelving it.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler