Example Sentences

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So where did Samuel draw the line with how much to stick to history and how much to fictionalise?

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2021

“But I know very few writers who don’t talk about themselves – they just fictionalise it more. The controversy around her can be a bit hysterical.”

From The Guardian • Apr. 22, 2018

So why do we fictionalise robots in our own image and then have them betray us?

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2015

Fearing legal repercussions, however, his publishers insisted he fictionalise his friends and acquaintances into a kaleidoscope of different names.

From The Guardian • Jul. 24, 2013

I don’t think there’s the temptation to fictionalise.

From Salon • Jun. 25, 2012