sensationalistic
- a word derived from sensationalism.
Example Sentences
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Celebrities are offered an opportunity to promote their upcoming projects in a sensationalistic yet humanistic and, oftentimes, meme-worthy manner.
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2025
“The big publications used to only cover crypto in a sensationalistic way, when it was booming or crashing, and now they’re finally building out crypto coverage arms,” he mentioned.
From Slate ● Jan. 6, 2023
As intensive and worrisome as Aisha’s hauntings are — artfully handled with subtle visual shifts, sly edits and oozing audio cues — Jusu doesn’t present them as sensationalistic high points or showpieces of victimization.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2022
Certain local broadcast media continuously bombard us with sensationalistic, reductionist crime narratives.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2022
It tends to put the same emphasis upon the external and sensationalistic aspects of human experience.
From Preaching and Paganism by Fitch, Albert Parker
