exempla

plural of exemplum

Example Sentences

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Noun
  • Discerning viewers flock to the Greek filmmaker’s parables about family dynamics and power struggles to marinate in his deadpan humor, his aloof and somewhat anthropological look at human behavior, and the sight of Emma Stone inevitably doing something odd.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
  • These parables sometimes read like gibberish, talking both down and up to the reader.
    Book Marks October 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • According to historical fables, yes.
    Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
  • His movies — farces, fables, experiments — reside in surreal worlds of their own.
    Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Over and over, Art gifted me with his deep knowledge of Pacific flora and volunteered anecdotes of his extensive sociological fieldwork.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
  • These are not anecdotes but lifelines.
    Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Traditional narratives obscure the role slavery might have played in Texas’ drive for independence and portray the Alamo’s defenders as freedom fighters.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The narratives have started to run rampant leading up to the conclusion of the MLB season, and especially with the Dodgers' league-leading payroll and murmurs of an MLB lockout in 2027, one that has begun gaining traction, is that the Dodgers are Goliath and the Blue Jays are David.
    Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Exempla.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exempla. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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