science fiction
noun
: fiction dealing principally with the impact of actual or imagined science on society or individuals or having a scientific factor as an essential orienting component
Examples of science fiction in a Sentence
Time travel exists only in the realm of science fiction.
Recent Examples on the Web
Vigo, who founded her studio in 1959 after spending time in Switzerland and the United States, was inspired by science fiction and the style codes of the burgeoning aerospace industry, as immortalized in Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 film, 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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Evan Moffitt, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
The film marks a rare foray into the world of science fiction for Lopez, whose last starring role in a sci-fi-qualifying film was 2000’s The Cell.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2024
This post-truth universe doesn’t feel like chaotic science fiction.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2024
Despite Altman’s insistence, AGI remains the stuff of science fiction.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
The science fiction author Vernor Vinge passed away on Wednesday, at the age of 79.
—Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2024
So does the despair. Put differently: This is better drama than science fiction.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
The headset also gives the show a way of stepping outside the confines of the detective genre and into an otherworldly space that has the recognizable markers of science fiction, like planets with multiple suns.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 21 Mar. 2024
Conventions like San Diego Comic Con and Dragon Con draw legions of science fiction and fantasy fans.
—Eva Rothenberg, CNN, 17 Mar. 2024
Evan Moffitt, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
The film marks a rare foray into the world of science fiction for Lopez, whose last starring role in a sci-fi-qualifying film was 2000’s The Cell.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2024
This post-truth universe doesn’t feel like chaotic science fiction.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2024
Despite Altman’s insistence, AGI remains the stuff of science fiction.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
The science fiction author Vernor Vinge passed away on Wednesday, at the age of 79.
—Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2024
So does the despair. Put differently: This is better drama than science fiction.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
The headset also gives the show a way of stepping outside the confines of the detective genre and into an otherworldly space that has the recognizable markers of science fiction, like planets with multiple suns.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 21 Mar. 2024
Conventions like San Diego Comic Con and Dragon Con draw legions of science fiction and fantasy fans.
—Eva Rothenberg, CNN, 17 Mar. 2024
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“Science fiction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/science%20fiction. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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