How to Use meta in a Sentence

meta

adjective
Definition of metanext
  • As has frequently been the case with the show, the spirit takes a meta approach to his wisdom.
    — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Sep. 2023
  • But there’s another, more meta theme of movies about movies this year.
    — Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2022
  • That meta spin won’t stop anyone from singing it around a bonfire.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 May 2024
  • So Deadpool gets a new costume and, in meta fashion, agrees to leave his timeline for the MCU.
    — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
  • The gathering proved to be a meta affair, more about process than substance.
    — Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Take a meta-level view of the situation and share it with the other person.
    — Sabine Gromer, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The trend reached a nadir with Mindy Kaling’s exhaustingly meta Velma, on Max.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 21 July 2023
  • Score a set of four 6-inch bowls in the signature green, a set of beige dinner plates, or even a cabbage salad bowl, for the meta crowd.
    — Betsy Cribb, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2021
  • Is there a meta element to being an actor on this show?
    — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2022
  • But the miracle of Rochon's storytelling is that her books are that for her readers in the most meta sense.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 30 Aug. 2022
  • As a fun bit of meta trivia, Timely's name refers not just to Kang's time travel, but to the original name of Marvel Comics.
    — Christian Holub, EW.com, 22 Feb. 2023
  • But with a pleasingly meta approach, Warzel tries to answer his own question.
    — Longreads, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The story was about his newest movie, which has a meta quality to it: Nic plays himself at different stages of his life.
    — Amanda Webster, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2022
  • To be fair, Ewell does have something bigger on his mind, a meta plot twist that certainly could have injected a jolt of life into the book.
    — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Beneath that of course is a smart satire and a meta level that provides room for discussions afterward.
    — Ed Meza, Variety, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Galaxy Quest is a rare perfect film: a masterful satire with clever twists, wickedly funny, and so very meta.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Diane von Furstenberg has a meta fashion moment in this chic kaftan design with her face on it.
    — Brittany Talarico, Peoplemag, 7 Nov. 2022
  • In a bit of meta casting, both Ritter and Justin Timberlake appeared in guest roles — which were kept secret — alongside their wives.
    — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2023
  • If that was too meta for you, feel free to focus instead on the sartorial spectacle.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 14 Jan. 2023
  • The film starts off as a straight homage to Herrington’s film peppered with one too many meta textual references.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2024
  • With numerous nostalgic moments and meta references, the show went back to its roots in many ways this season — right down to the final scene.
    — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2023
  • This time out, the script is also filled with amusing meta references, many of them thanks to a podcast being made about the making of last season’s podcast.
    — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 28 June 2022
  • There’s no sly wink on the other side or another line about Fletcher’s love of signing boobs or being meta about sleeping with her ex.
    — Waiss David Aramesh, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2022
  • Each of the installments are a perfect blend of horror and tongue-in-cheek meta humor, films that aren't afraid to not take themselves too seriously.
    — Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 10 Mar. 2023
  • In the theatre itself, Berlant’s arrival is preceded by more meta antics.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2022
  • But while this premise may sound like the type of meta, kooky concept that Black Mirror once had delicious fun with, the resulting story is inert.
    — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 17 June 2023
  • Its product refuses to entertain while its meta events such as the Oscars affront those who are naïve enough to beg it for escapism.
    — Armond White, National Review, 28 Apr. 2021
  • The designer candle has become a common status symbol, but this meta version from Loewe is far from a cliché.
    — Time, 14 Nov. 2022
  • The very meta closing moment of this series features audio from a prison call where Alex asks his son Buster if Netflix is making a series about his case.
    — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 22 Feb. 2023
  • During the final episode, the housemates break into the control room, seize the cameras, and point them at the crew—a meta moment that doubled as a celebration of the production.
    — Emily Nussbaum, The New Yorker, 15 June 2024

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