Example Sentences
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As sensational as they could be, most of them were made to didactically teach a lesson of some sort.
From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026
Several missteps also hobble the play dramatically and didactically.
From Nature • Jan. 28, 2019
The show’s first scene, in particular, is didactically blunt in its discussion of women’s rights, or the lack thereof.
From New York Times • May 2, 2018
“Aloha” brings together two stories that connect only coincidentally but converge didactically.
From The New Yorker • May 29, 2015
“It was a common punishment in Imperial China,” said O’Brien as didactically as ever.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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