Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The best of the gothics, like Dracula, Frankenstein, and the Woman in White, are all epistolary novels.

From The Guardian • Dec. 14, 2015

While its movies seem polite by today’s standards, Hammer’s gothics were shocking in their time.

From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2012

As gothics and antebellum adventures fade, the "contemporaries," as the trade labels them, are becoming the ardor of the day.

From Time Magazine Archive

For top gothics, paperback sales�the real and durable market�can run into the millions.

From Time Magazine Archive

Although the book trade often inaccurately lumps the results together as "gothics," romantic suspense stories or romantic biography would be more descriptive.

From Time Magazine Archive