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Recent Examples of morality play
What follows is, as far as I am concerned, a cautionary tale worthy of the morality plays of Medieval Europe.
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 6 Feb. 2026
But culture wars tend to reduce every conflict to a simple morality play, as Hlavacik repeatedly shows.
—Jonathan Zimmerman, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
Treat the Rio Grande dispute as a morality play and tariffs feel satisfying.
—Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Lee’s lively reimagining of Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 crime drama High and Low just seeks to stage an entertaining morality play.
—Zak Cheney-Rice, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 6 Feb. 2026
But culture wars tend to reduce every conflict to a simple morality play, as Hlavacik repeatedly shows.
—Jonathan Zimmerman, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
Treat the Rio Grande dispute as a morality play and tariffs feel satisfying.
—Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Lee’s lively reimagining of Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 crime drama High and Low just seeks to stage an entertaining morality play.
—Zak Cheney-Rice, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for morality play
Recent Examples of Synonyms for morality play
Noun
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The sheer amount of dim-witted gangsters running around, with names like Dumbass Tony and Roid Rage Ryan, also keep the narrative lighthearted and just bizarre enough.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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Luxury thrives on narrative authority.—
Sudhir Gupta,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In the mythology of chance that shapes the strugglers’ universe, this means a good intro can change your life.—
Taran Khan,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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Human fascination with bottlenose dolphins goes back thousands of years, at least as early as Greek mythology.—
Laela Sayigh,
The Conversation,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Later, settle in for a pint at Teach Ósta, the lone pub, where conversations drift easily from myth to weather to memory.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Mar. 2026
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Just like ancient legends and myths, names have power.—
JD Barker,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Morality play.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morality%20play. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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