plot
Example Sentences
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This time, the critical reaction has been around the plot and how it struggles to stay connected throughout the film.
From BBC
“A View From the Bridge,” a play whose revenge plot hinges on a tip to immigration authorities, could hardly be more timely.
From Los Angeles Times
Among younger generations, there’s also a mantra of doing things “for the plot” and taking chances because the future feels uncertain.
From Los Angeles Times
The Chinese government is set to ban people from storing the cremated remains of their loved ones in empty apartments instead of paying for expensive cemetery plots.
From BBC
These details are mostly new, but the broad contours of the plot stick firmly to the narrative of the movie, based on an actual incident that took place in 1972.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
