Example Sentences

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Here we are, 11 years later, still living in the surreality we first experienced on that day — like a nightmare from which we can’t awaken.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026

Chaon’s writing evokes the surreality of its setting, but the novel is also an affecting story about the nature of acceptance.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2025

There was delight and shock in his voice, there was an air of surreality.

From BBC • May 24, 2025

“You have to embrace what Noel brings to a show that has an element of fantasy and surreality to it,” he says.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2024

The sense of surreality had turned into an odd flutter in his chest, making him feel almost outside himself.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner