temporality
noun
tem·po·ral·i·ty
ˌtem-pə-ˈra-lə-tē 
plural temporalities
1
a
: civil or political as distinguished from spiritual or ecclesiastical power or authority
b
: an ecclesiastical property or revenue
—often used in plural
2
: the quality or state of being temporal
Examples of temporality in a Sentence
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The works presented — some of which haven’t been exhibited since the time they were made — span various mediums that explore history, temporality and biography.
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Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2023
In their script, Turturro and Levy, a first-time playwright, tend to alternate between monologues from Sabbath and dramatic action, and the latter tends to occur in a blurred temporality with Sabbath’s memories sometimes overlapping with his present.
—Vulture, 2 Nov. 2023
The book, the story of Seymour, an ambitious would-be filmmaker and a second-rate husband, explores different temporalities, creating a polyphony of the sweeping, legato past and the rhythmic present.
—Sam Thielman, The New Yorker, 21 July 2023
As the opening credits sequence ran for the last time, the devastated Mayans reflected on the temporality of life.
—Henry Chandonnet, Peoplemag, 20 July 2023
Maybe this band’s congenital juvenilia had quietly crystallized into a principled revolt against temporality itself.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 24 May 2023
That’s because Nelson’s sons Lukas and Micah understand their father’s unique position in temporality with an intimacy the rest of us will never comprehend.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 2 May 2023
In the former, Linklater filmed a boy and the actors playing his parents over the course of twelve years, creating a single film of wrenching temporality and power; in the Before series, the director filmed actors who played a couple over 25 years in three different films.
—Alissa Quart, The New Republic, 12 Jan. 2021
The temporality of pain transforms its character.
—Kieran Setiya, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2022
Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2023
In their script, Turturro and Levy, a first-time playwright, tend to alternate between monologues from Sabbath and dramatic action, and the latter tends to occur in a blurred temporality with Sabbath’s memories sometimes overlapping with his present.
—Vulture, 2 Nov. 2023
The book, the story of Seymour, an ambitious would-be filmmaker and a second-rate husband, explores different temporalities, creating a polyphony of the sweeping, legato past and the rhythmic present.
—Sam Thielman, The New Yorker, 21 July 2023
As the opening credits sequence ran for the last time, the devastated Mayans reflected on the temporality of life.
—Henry Chandonnet, Peoplemag, 20 July 2023
Maybe this band’s congenital juvenilia had quietly crystallized into a principled revolt against temporality itself.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 24 May 2023
That’s because Nelson’s sons Lukas and Micah understand their father’s unique position in temporality with an intimacy the rest of us will never comprehend.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 2 May 2023
In the former, Linklater filmed a boy and the actors playing his parents over the course of twelve years, creating a single film of wrenching temporality and power; in the Before series, the director filmed actors who played a couple over 25 years in three different films.
—Alissa Quart, The New Republic, 12 Jan. 2021
The temporality of pain transforms its character.
—Kieran Setiya, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2022
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“Temporality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/temporality. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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