Wondering how to use Sensationalist in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as publicist.
Sensationalist meaning
Sensationalistic; tending to sensationalize; characterized by sensationalism (the use of exaggerated or lurid material in order to gain public attention).
Synonyms of Sensationalist
Using Sensationalist
- The main meaning on this page is: Sensationalistic; tending to sensationalize; characterized by sensationalism (the use of exaggerated or lurid material in order to gain public attention).
- Useful related words include: ballyhoo artist, publicist, publicizer, publiciser.
- In the example corpus, sensationalist often appears in combinations such as: sensationalist and, and sensationalist, sensationalist headlines.
Context around Sensationalist
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 12 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sensationalist
- In this selection, "sensationalist" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, crime, predictably, ago, headlines, stories and novels stand out and add context to how "sensationalist" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include abrasive and sensationalist and allure of sensationalist rhetoric if. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sensationalist" sits close to words such as aar, aarons and abdulla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sensationalist
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Aslan (pictured, right) has been criticized for 'sensationalist' reporting. (9 words)
They will always find your candour abrasive and sensationalist. (9 words)
Other authors criticized Hurston for her sensationalist representation of voodoo. (10 words)
This is a call to avoid the allure of sensationalist rhetoric; if the past year has proven anything, it’s the power of a hashtag — used for good or ill — and the catastrophic impact that can be caused by a single tweet or headline. (44 words)
Paul’s footage was not the only factor – a steady stream of sometimes sensationalist news reports, and a 2015 film about two men coming to the forest to kill themselves – have cemented the place’s morbid reputation in recent years. (40 words)
Mindgame, a psychological thriller, tells the story of Mark Styler, a renowned author of true crime sensationalist novels, as he attempts to secure an interview with a famed serial killer. (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
Mindgame, a psychological thriller, tells the story of Mark Styler, a renowned author of true crime sensationalist novels, as he attempts to secure an interview with a famed serial killer.
Much of the reporting was sensationalist (some extremely and deliberately so) thereby making it very difficult to know or understand what was actually happening.
The majority of the overwhelmingly right wing press smeared the bloc with lies and sensationalist headlines for decades, slowly but surely implanting distrust and disdain for our European counterparts.
Aslan (pictured, right) has been criticized for 'sensationalist' reporting.
No sources were named, and the style is predictably sensationalist, with unverified digs at Dunaway's mental health and medication regimen.
People who get scared of asteroids often start searching obsessively online for all the YouTube videos and sensationalist press stories about the asteroid that scared them.
The same goes for fake news: as a former fake-news writer described a few months ago, sensationalist clickbait fakery is all about the ad revenue.
Addressing the issue of the link between depression and the pill, they believe media reporting is often sensationalist.
He attacked the press where it was most vulnerable: His tirades against sensationalist journalists and elitist media owners resonated among many Filipinos.
Paul’s footage was not the only factor – a steady stream of sometimes sensationalist news reports, and a 2015 film about two men coming to the forest to kill themselves – have cemented the place’s morbid reputation in recent years.
Take it easy, subby was just exploiting Fark's propensity for sensationalist click-bait headlines.
These websites post articles with sensationalist headlines and blatantly disseminate misinformation which is often communal in nature.
They will always find your candour abrasive and sensationalist.
This is a call to avoid the allure of sensationalist rhetoric; if the past year has proven anything, it’s the power of a hashtag — used for good or ill — and the catastrophic impact that can be caused by a single tweet or headline.
Yang Sun, a 26-year-old financial analyst in Shanghai, decried the app’s sensationalist headlines.
It now features more sensationalist stories, snappy headlines, and Page3 parties.
Other authors criticized Hurston for her sensationalist representation of voodoo.
Readers were more interested in sensationalist stories about criminals and political corruption than they were in political theory itself.
Some evolutionary biologists who actively oppose the intelligent design movement thought the cover was both sensationalist and damaging to the scientific community.
Some sensationalist autobiographies such as James Frey's A Million Little Pieces have been publicly exposed as having embellished or fictionalized significant details of the authors' lives.
Common combinations with sensationalist
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: