Example sentences for: vicarious

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

  • Circular vicarious cynicism.

  • The common practice of giving a boy the same name as his father or choosing a family name for a child of either sex reflects our hunger for vicarious immortality.

  • Part of the fun of having (or teaching) children is the vicarious reliving of one's own childhood--reading the stories aloud that you remember having read to you, renting videotapes of the movies that enchanted you or gave you nightmares, reconnecting with Ernie and Bert.

  • The cover story identifies a new trend: "Explornography: The vicarious thrill of exploring when there's nothing left to explore."

  • These case studies described what services were delivered, the conditions in rural as well as urban areas, and what the Home Start teachers did during the home visits and generally provided a surrogate or vicarious experience for readers who might never have visited a Head Start or a Home Start center.


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