Example Sentences

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Fetishizing Paris is part of a long tradition among American cultural observers, from Hemingway to Woody Allen, many of whom have romanticized the French capital as if its streets were bathed in Chanel No. 5.

From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2023

“I think people have romanticized it and are sympathetic to them.”

From New York Times • Aug. 26, 2018

“I think a lot of feminists, like myself, have romanticized witchcraft for a few reasons,” Cills continued.

From The Guardian • Aug. 28, 2015

We have romanticized the roots of hate with crinoline and celluloid.

From Washington Post • Jun. 20, 2015

Through the years, memories of the bloody episodes have faded, and most Mexicans have romanticized Pancho's legend to make him out as an amiable ruffian who fought for the poor and humiliated the Yanquis.

From Time Magazine Archive