How to Use fictional in a Sentence

fictional

adjective
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  • The fictional Larry David wouldn’t last a day in the public square ca.
    — TIME, 2 Feb. 2024
  • And what does that tell us about the fictional family that lives there?
    — Mackenzie Schmidt, Peoplemag, 20 Dec. 2023
  • The fictional mob boss also owned a 55-foot Ocean Yacht in the show’s later seasons.
    — Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Even the fictional town in the movie, Trudyville, is named after their family dog, Trudy.
    — Lizzie Hyman, Peoplemag, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The book is based on fact, but there were some fictional additions to the storyline.
    — Janet B. Carson, arkansasonline.com, 13 Nov. 2023
  • This isn't the first time Swift has mentioned the fictional character frozen in boyhood.
    — Bryan West, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
  • In the movie, the fictional watch has a unique feature that allows Bond to print messages received from other spies.
    — Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2024
  • Lavie said the film will follow fictional characters but will be based on true events.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Next is Syracuse, in Sicily, and the Ear of Dionysius, a real-life cave with a fictional tomb inside.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 30 June 2023
  • Like her fictional mother Athena, Jeffries’ Annabeth is fearless and the most skilled fighter in the camp.
    — Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 18 Dec. 2023
  • The fictional house blends neon pinks, oranges, blues, and greens for a somewhat overwhelming cocktail of hues.
    — Abby Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Set in the fictional rural town of Cob County whose livelihood revolves around… corn.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 23 Feb. 2024
  • But in an era when so much of government feels like theater, fictional stories about it lose a lot of their luster.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
  • The humor and camaraderie of this fictional precinct is also a real treat.
    — Andrea Duncan-Mao, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2024
  • But the beauty of this novel comes from the grace with which Fisher approaches her fictional alter ego.
    — Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
  • But to make the movie more dramatic, the writers made the three Le Mans winners consist of Mardenborough and two of the fictional runners-up.
    — USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2023
  • For those few not familiar with the story, it is set in the fictional Arabian city of Agrabah and follows a poor young man who gets by on his charm and thievery.
    — Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The film, inspired by Danny Lyon’s book, follows the rise and fall of a fictional 1960s motorcycle club in the Midwest.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The plot takes place at Betty Bawdy’s Nail Emporium, a fictional salon where no one likes the owner.
    — Joan Rusek, cleveland, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Their headquarters, complete with a beloved window sign for a fictional law firm, was in Harvard Square.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2023
  • On the day the film shot a fictional tank invasion, Russia was beginning to invade Ukraine in real life.
    — Michael Cavna, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2023
  • So that was really my first entry into fictional film and TV, and it’s been amazing.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Walk across the street to get a glimpse of the bricked building that previously housed Nichol’s Hardware Store (where the fictional serial killer steals his murder weapons).
    — Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Oct. 2023
  • The play itself is set in a fictional desert town in 1955, when and where the characters converge for a Junior Stargazers convention.
    — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 16 June 2023
  • Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy met while playing fictional love interests in 2006, and the rest is history.
    — Emma Kershaw, Peoplemag, 28 June 2023
  • Simon spent years working as a journalist at the Sun, and made a fictional version of the newspaper a focal point of season five of the series.
    — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2024
  • The plot follows a fictional New York City gang that is falsely accused of killing another gang’s leader.
    — Vulture, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The stakes are Earth and humanity, as opposed to something off in outer space that’s more abstract or fictional.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 July 2023
  • It’s partly set in 1955 in a fictional Southwest town, a lonely four corners with a diner, gas station and motor inn.
    — Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 15 June 2023
  • Tales of island getaways and cutthroat club girls are told from the viewpoint of a fictional aging pop star, whom Palomo plays in English, Spanish and, for a spell, even French.
    — Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023

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