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The common and true argument is that narrative novelty, diverse stories, exciting new writers, directors and actors, and welcome surprises are everywhere to be found on home screens, while most of what plays in theaters is big, safe and familiar. — Todd Mccarthy, The Hollywood Reporter, "Critic's Notebook: Summer 2019's Sad, Stale State of the Movies," 8 July 2019 Devices like sparklers, fountains, novelties, reloadable shells and roman candles caused about 40 percent of the injuries, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. — Naseem S. Miller, orlandosentinel.com, "Orlando Health surgeon whose patients lost hands is warning about dangers of fireworks," 1 July 2019 The interest in Aibo established a market for products that functioned not just as toys or novelties, but as real companions. — Arielle Pardes, WIRED, "The Second Coming of the Robot Pet," 1 July 2019 The research suggests being disinterested in one chore at work might lead you to look for novelty in the next. — Lila Maclellan, Quartz at Work, "The surprising benefit of being bored at work," 1 July 2019 Cultural critics hastened to point out that black cowboy culture was neither an anomaly nor a novelty, and that country music itself is firmly and unambiguously rooted in black musical traditions. — Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, "Lil Nas X Is the Sound of the Internet, Somehow," 24 June 2019 After a glut of shopping opportunities at New York auctions in May and at the Swiss fair Art Basel this month, jaded collectors are descending on London craving novelty, not safe bets. — Kelly Crow, WSJ, "Art Collectors Get Picky at London Auctions," 23 June 2019 The finding was reported mainly as a novelty and faded into obscurity. — Andrew Revkin, National Geographic, "Trees release flammable methane—here's what that means for climate," 25 Mar. 2019 And one side is dominated by two shipping containers that serve as bar and kitchen, a novelty in the Milwaukee area. — Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Dining patios proliferate around Milwaukee; a look at some new ones for 2018," 10 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'novelty.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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