Example Sentences

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My niece was given an assignment by a college professor: List the Top 10 nonpersonal events that have taken place in your lifetime.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 24, 2023

Third-person narration is also used frequently in narrative writing, but usually in fiction and nonpersonal narratives.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

"They were always very, sort of cold and nonpersonal," she said.

From Salon • Nov. 14, 2021

A: A brief, nonpersonal apology is definitely called for in this instance.

From Slate • Dec. 5, 2016

Work created in this state really shouldn’t be published in the artist’s name, because it has been created precisely by the artist’s nonpersonal, nonindividual, selfless side.

From New York Times • Mar. 11, 2015