Example Sentences

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“Trainspotting” doesn’t require a plot; like its source novel by Irvine Welsh, it’s a series of deeply observed vignettes or sketches.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

“This Is Not About Running” is told through vignettes in very short chapters, which gives the story little narrative flow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Those vignettes became source material for her new music.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Gay kisses and scenes of queer physical affection aren’t exactly titillating, or worse, made into inspiring coming-out vignettes perfectly primed for Pride season watchlists.

From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026

Many more vignettes illustrating this and other simple logical errors might be cited, but the point is clear enough: both innumeracy and defective logic provide a fertile soil for the growth of pseudoscience.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos