roman

Example Sentences

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There is no more quotable novel about Hollywood than Carrie Fisher’s roman à clef, “Postcards From the Edge.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2024

The seamless overlap between real life and fictional counterparts, and the faithful reproduction of such well-established facts, conveys the author’s intention to offer a crystal clear clé to this roman à clef.

From New York Times • Mar. 4, 2024

The find joins more than 6,000 roman coins the British Museum has recorded as being found in Buckinghamshire.

From BBC • Sep. 2, 2023

But Hollywood’s biggest zeitgeist in years was propelled by a pair of movies without a roman numeral, a Jedi or a superhero in sight.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 24, 2023

Then she pulled on a smile like a roman shade rolling up, motioned at me, and then mouthed the words “You’re on.”

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry