Example sentences for: escapist

How can you use “escapist” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The beaches west of Singaraja began to attract escapist travelers in the early 1970s, and simple and fairly inexpensive accommodations were built to house them.

  • All I know is I haven't had such a purely escapist reading experience in a long time.

  • When she does give the thumbs up, especially for an anticipated blockbuster, certain key words and phrases, such as "audience appeal" and "escapist fun," suggest that she is not writing from her own point of view so much as she's gauging in advance the public's reaction.

  • Public Enemy was eclipsed by gangsta rap , which glorifies "Thug Life" (as it was deemed by Tupac Shakur ). Gangsta rap's attitude is disturbing, but it's mostly escapist entertainment, rooted as much in the blaxploitation movies of the early '70s as in reality.

  • Spirits were raised by the escapist fare of the new Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission, today’s C.B.C.


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