Sensationalistic is an English word with synonyms like yellow or sensational. Below you'll find 8 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Sensationalistic in a sentence
Sensationalistic meaning
sensationalist
Synonyms of Sensationalistic
Using Sensationalistic
- The main meaning on this page is: sensationalist
- Useful related words include: scandalmongering, yellow, sensational.
- In the example corpus, sensationalistic often appears in combinations such as: be sensationalistic.
Context around Sensationalistic
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 5 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sensationalistic
- In this selection, "sensationalistic" 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, favor, negative, crap and side stand out and add context to how "sensationalistic" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include all that sensationalistic side of and and be sensationalistic. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sensationalistic" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sensationalistic
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Tired of your sensationalistic crap drawing innocents into being polarized. (10 words)
As always, remember that the sensationalistic negative headlines generate the clicks. (11 words)
It was January 18. This 'Invasion Day' banner is also sensationalistic. (11 words)
During the late 1990s and carrying over into the early 2000s, Fox put much of its efforts into producing reality shows – many of which were considered to be sensationalistic and controversial in nature – such as Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire? (42 words)
The article further accused Stump of numerous false statements about Cobb in his last years, most of which were sensationalistic in nature and intended to cast Cobb in an unflattering light. (31 words)
As reported in several studies, the media have depicted cults as problematic, controversial, and threatening from the beginning, tending to favor sensationalistic stories over balanced public debates. (27 words)
During the late 1990s and carrying over into the early 2000s, Fox put much of its efforts into producing reality shows – many of which were considered to be sensationalistic and controversial in nature – such as Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire? (42 words)
Example sentences (8)
As always, remember that the sensationalistic negative headlines generate the clicks.
It was January 18. This 'Invasion Day' banner is also sensationalistic.
My coauthors urge me to go for the gold – as so many others have successfully during this epidemic – and be sensationalistic.
Tired of your sensationalistic crap drawing innocents into being polarized.
Ian Bonhôte: Our challenge was to ignore all that sensationalistic side of him and go back to refocus on his work.
As reported in several studies, the media have depicted cults as problematic, controversial, and threatening from the beginning, tending to favor sensationalistic stories over balanced public debates.
During the late 1990s and carrying over into the early 2000s, Fox put much of its efforts into producing reality shows – many of which were considered to be sensationalistic and controversial in nature – such as Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire?
The article further accused Stump of numerous false statements about Cobb in his last years, most of which were sensationalistic in nature and intended to cast Cobb in an unflattering light.
Common combinations with sensationalistic
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- be sensationalistic 2×