science fiction
Example Sentences
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Then he paid high school students to write on the papyrus using passages from "Star Wars," the Bible, and a quote from the 1960s science fiction television show "The Outer Limits."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
Deep-sea mining, once the preserve of science fiction, is moving closer to reality, and it’s at the heart of great-power competition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
A contrasting perspective holds that dystopian and cautionary science fiction serves an essential purpose by exposing the consequences of reckless behavior, political failure and technological overreach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
People have worried about artificial intelligence destroying humanity since A.I. existed only in science fiction.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
Both were about her mother’s cells, and neither was science fiction.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
