How to Use biographical in a Sentence
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Now Obama mostly stuck to the biographical data points that Harris has used to talk about herself.
— Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024 -
Cherry was adapted from a book by the same name, which is not strictly biographical, but draws significantly from the author’s life.
— Rachel Paige, refinery29.com, 15 Mar. 2021 -
The result is a wondrous, intimate, and often outrage-inspiring biographical portrait of the artist and his times.
— Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2021 -
IMDb and other biographical sources list Wright’s birthplace as Dallas.
— Michael Granberry, Dallas News, 12 Feb. 2021 -
On a biographical level, the urge to link the artists makes sense.
— Sophie Madeline Dess, The New Republic, 18 May 2021 -
But the fakes used the same photos, biographical text and home page links as the real ones.
— Matt O'Brien and Kathleen Foody, oregonlive, 22 Apr. 2023 -
This is not in any way to suggest that the biographical parts of the book are less interesting.
— Bradley J. Birzer, National Review, 24 Dec. 2023 -
Reviews are all over the place for the biographical drama.
— Zack Sharf, Variety, 20 Nov. 2023 -
This is a biographical tribute scripted and sung by Lisa Rock, who is backed by a six-piece band.
— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2024 -
In fact, this sort of biographical information is far from rare in the pages of The New York Review.
— Gary Saul Morson, The New York Review of Books, 13 Jan. 2022 -
The song was also featured in the biographical musical drama based on her life and had the same name.
— Tomás Mier, Peoplemag, 24 May 2023 -
Since then, the number of biographical projects on Plath has more than doubled.
— Danielle Amir Jackson, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2024 -
The biographical film follows her life and relationship with the King of Rock ‘n Roll.
— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 21 June 2023 -
Others will read an endless list of biographical facts that have little to do with why the speaker is there.
— Roger Dooley, Forbes, 27 Apr. 2021 -
In June, the pair coordinated sleek black looks for a screening of the biographical film in New York City.
— Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 16 Aug. 2022 -
It’s based on a 2013 theater text by Samuel D. Hunter, one among the recent spate of prizewinning dramatists who map out the biographical predicaments of a gay writer.
— Armond White, National Review, 15 Mar. 2023 -
Beside each image in the book are three brief lines of biographical information: the name of the deceased, their birth and death years, and the site’s location.
— Suyin Haynes, CNN, 15 June 2024 -
That story is very minimal in terms of biographical detail about the things that shaped her.
— Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024 -
There may be no film that awards voters are more partial to than a biographical drama about a Great Man of History.
— Kyle Buchanan, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024 -
Given the rules of this biographical subgenre and the fact that the title itself is pretty much a spoiler, there’s no doubt about where the story is headed.
— David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2024 -
The Trone campaign has sent mail statewide and aired biographical television ads.
— Erin Cox, Washington Post, 15 July 2023 -
Hayashi shared biographical stories with Ito that also made it into the script.
— Jean Trinh, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2021 -
There is, of course, a sound biographical argument to be made for the lasting importance of Charles’s first garden.
— Christoph Irmscher, WSJ, 20 Dec. 2021 -
In this biographical crime drama, Zac Efron tackles the role of Ted Bundy, one of the most notorious serial killers of all time.
— Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 12 Sep. 2022 -
With a biographical film, the main story is more difficult to find than the personal story.
— Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2023 -
In most cases, it should also be included in the body of the piece or in the author's biographical information.
— USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2021 -
This wave of biographical dramas isn’t slowing down any time soon.
— Jacob Siegal, BGR, 3 Mar. 2022 -
To put it bluntly, Paul didn't pay much attention to the biographical aspects of Jesus.
— Jay Parini, CNN, 20 Dec. 2021 -
What did Cooper wear in the biographical drama that belonged to Bernstein?
— Michaela Zee, Variety, 2 Oct. 2023 -
Not all movies benefit from biographical readings, but this insight really unlocks Goodrich, which feels like the midpoint of working through something in therapy.
— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
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