How do you use Conceits in a sentence? See 9 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Conceits meaning
plural of conceit
Using Conceits
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of conceit
- In the example corpus, conceits often appears in combinations such as: conceits of, conceits and.
Context around Conceits
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 4 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Conceits
- In this selection, "conceits" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, filmmaking, major and speculative stand out and add context to how "conceits" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and filmmaking conceits of the and employ speculative conceits as a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "conceits" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with conceits
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Other sects betray still stronger partiality for astrological conceits. (9 words)
These conceits might have been evocatively absurd if they didn’t so often sacrifice nuance for teachable moments dripping in soapie-style sentiment. (23 words)
And the intellectual material of his fictions, the conceits and tossed-off observations on culture and human and alien behavior, reflect a probing mind. (24 words)
The first issue sets up the major conceits of the runs so far, setting up the lives of the myriad characters, before dropping the threat of Parasite in, as well as introducing Dr. Pharm and Graft, two new villains. (39 words)
However, works as a stand-alone sequel, not relying on prior characters and continuing things via the themes and filmmaking conceits of the first film, like telling the story through a computer screen. (33 words)
As a writer of fantasy, VanderMeer has always eschewed the more derivative aspects of world-building, preferring instead to employ speculative conceits as a means of stretching the envelope of the possible. (32 words)
Example sentences (9)
However, works as a stand-alone sequel, not relying on prior characters and continuing things via the themes and filmmaking conceits of the first film, like telling the story through a computer screen.
The first issue sets up the major conceits of the runs so far, setting up the lives of the myriad characters, before dropping the threat of Parasite in, as well as introducing Dr. Pharm and Graft, two new villains.
These conceits might have been evocatively absurd if they didn’t so often sacrifice nuance for teachable moments dripping in soapie-style sentiment.
As a writer of fantasy, VanderMeer has always eschewed the more derivative aspects of world-building, preferring instead to employ speculative conceits as a means of stretching the envelope of the possible.
One of the dreamier conceits of the early environmental movement was that the Earth was not merely one of the solar system’s many planets.
And the intellectual material of his fictions, the conceits and tossed-off observations on culture and human and alien behavior, reflect a probing mind.
Other sects betray still stronger partiality for astrological conceits.
Subsequent mannerists stressed intellectual conceits and artistic virtuosity, features that have led later critics to accuse them of working in an unnatural and affected "manner" (maniera).
The poetry depends on extended, sometimes elaborate metaphors and conceits, and the language is often rhetorical—written for actors to declaim rather than speak.
Common combinations with conceits
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- conceits of 3×
- conceits and 3×