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Example sentences for: escapist
How can you use “escapist” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:
Spirits were raised by the escapist fare of the new Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission, today’s C.B.C.
His advertising executive in Lost in America has zero insight into himself, but he's still an idealist who boldly attempts to live out the escapist fantasies of his generation: He has--as buffoons go--enormous stature.
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.
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.
Critics bemoan the absence of songs in this latest film depiction of the romance between British widow Anna Leonowens and King Mongkut of Siam, familiar to most viewers through the musical The King and I . Critics contend that leads Jodie Foster and Chow Yun-Fat have weak chemistry and that the film is "a luxuriant, lumbering behemoth … pleasant, occasionally amusing--and often dull" (Andy Seiler, USA Today ). Roger Ebert gives a surprisingly harsh review: "It is an exotic escapist entertainment for matinee ladies, who can fantasize about sex with that intriguing bald monster and indulge their harem fantasies" (the Chicago Sun-Times ). Jay Carr of the Boston Globe dissents from the pack, calling the film "a lot more than The King and I minus Rodgers's and Hammerstein's music.
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