Example Sentences

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Generally if somewhat simplistically speaking, it’s not hard to discern whom to root for in a Shakespeare tragedy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

All the world’s conflicts and conclaves were seen, sometimes simplistically, in the context of this duopoly.

From Slate • Jan. 19, 2025

However, to make significant progress toward those solutions, climate advocates must stop simplistically demonizing those companies and develop realistic strategies to overcome the legal and economic hurdles discussed here.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2023

That Vazquez conceived the bellicose saga of brotherly discord from the point of view of this villainous, though far from simplistically rendered figure results in a fascinating, if unsettling study on the nature of evil.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2023

He did not disappoint in an extremely high-quality but also fiercely-contested encounter often boiled down simplistically to Brazil's attacking flair versus England's defensive ferocity.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2022