zeitgeist
Example Sentences
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While both films honor those who, like Merlino, still seek justice for the regime victims, their popularity also got boosted by the country’s zeitgeist.
From Los Angeles Times
His choices didn’t always jibe with the zeitgeist; 2020 may have been the year of protests and debates about policing, but it also saw Smith’s return as a cop in “Bad Boys for Life,” the highest-grossing film in the franchise’s history.
From Salon
Several films seized the zeitgeist this year but only this one kept returning to theaters for an encore.
From Los Angeles Times
Such zeitgeist wins are harder to come by now with everyone focused on their phones.
But its ineffectual japing, and Michaels’ inability to help himself when it comes to normalizing repugnant behavior in the name of chasing the zeitgeist, makes it a popular stop on the image rehab express.
From Salon
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