How to Use biographical in a Sentence

biographical

adjective
  • But the fakes used the same photos, biographical text and home page links as the real ones.
    Matt O'Brien and Kathleen Foody, oregonlive, 22 Apr. 2023
  • This is not in any way to suggest that the biographical parts of the book are less interesting.
    Bradley J. Birzer, National Review, 24 Dec. 2023
  • Reviews are all over the place for the biographical drama.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 20 Nov. 2023
  • This is a biographical tribute scripted and sung by Lisa Rock, who is backed by a six-piece band.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2024
  • The song was also featured in the biographical musical drama based on her life and had the same name.
    Tomás Mier, Peoplemag, 24 May 2023
  • The biographical film follows her life and relationship with the King of Rock ‘n Roll.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 21 June 2023
  • It’s based on a 2013 theater text by Samuel D. Hunter, one among the recent spate of prizewinning dramatists who map out the biographical predicaments of a gay writer.
    Armond White, National Review, 15 Mar. 2023
  • There may be no film that awards voters are more partial to than a biographical drama about a Great Man of History.
    Kyle Buchanan, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The Trone campaign has sent mail statewide and aired biographical television ads.
    Erin Cox, Washington Post, 15 July 2023
  • With a biographical film, the main story is more difficult to find than the personal story.
    Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2023
  • What did Cooper wear in the biographical drama that belonged to Bernstein?
    Michaela Zee, Variety, 2 Oct. 2023
  • The hit song written by McLean was partly biographical.
    Aina J. Khan, NBC News, 27 Apr. 2023
  • In the past decade, a biographical musical on Turner's life was developed and premiered in April 2018 in London.
    Good Morning America, ABC News, 24 May 2023
  • The biographical drama is based on the real life of Rocky Dennis, a young boy born with a rare bone condition, and his relationship with his strong-willed mother, Rusty. 2.
    Brittany Natale, ELLE, 29 June 2023
  • Directed by Season Durkin, the biographical sports drama is based on the true story of the Von Erich family, the wrestling dynasty who left a significant mark on the sports world.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Her sense of humor was intact, but her own biographical details now escaped her.
    Eva Holland, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Walter Isaacson’s biographical tome runs to more than 600 pages.
    Christina Passariello, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2023
  • In the show, which is directed by Burnham, Berlant performs a pseudo-biographical monologue about her journey as an actor.
    Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2023
  • Though the book will please ardent music fans and guitar geeks alike, Marr says the goal was to create a biographical portrait that would also be accessible to everyday fans of music and art.
    Troy McMullen, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2023
  • The film will easily cross the $700 million mark in the coming days, a staggering accomplishment for a three-hour biographical drama that’s rated R.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 14 Aug. 2023
  • But no one could have ever imagined that a three-hour biographical drama would earn nearly $1 billion at the box office, with nearly $200 million coming from Imax screens.
    Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Apr. 2024
  • The famous singer began appearing on the big screen years ago and has acted in everything from biographical dramas to romance comedies.
    Brittany Natale, ELLE, 29 June 2023
  • This biographical comedy-drama film was a hit among critics because of Burton and Depp's strange and entertaining take on the real Ed Wood's life.
    Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 5 Dec. 2022
  • There’s a formulaic stiffness to this biographical recap, which seems built more around a lesson plan than a dramatic plot.
    Charles McNultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2023
  • But beyond the facile biographical correspondences with Matar, the two narrators are linked by their friendless inner lives.
    Hazlitt, 3 Apr. 2024
  • While the court’s ruling doesn’t mention Lennon nor Ono by name, biographical details clearly identify them.
    Andy Hoffman, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Neon is opening the biographical drama in theaters Dec. 25.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Oppenheimer opened to $82.4 million, an even bigger surprise than Barbie considering the movie is a three-hour biographical drama about the making of the atomic bomb.
    Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Her post included a biographical video explaining her background and a link to her campaign website.
    Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Because in the end, even the best, most detailed biographical drama is an interpretation.
    Vulture, 9 Nov. 2022

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