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How to use dystopian in a sentence

10 example sentences · adjective

Dystopian means of or pertaining to a dystopia. Example: “The real Brexit is actually much more dystopian.”

Examples of dystopian by meaning

adjectiveOf or pertaining to a dystopia.

  • The real Brexit is actually much more dystopian.2019 June 30, Philip Oltermann, quoting Tom Hillenbrand, “German sci-fi fans lap up dystopian tales of Brexit Britain”, in The Guardian
  • He kept thinking about an episode of “Black Mirror,” the British dystopian anthology series, in which the characters rate everyone they interact with on a scale of 1 to 5 stars. (It doesn’t end well.)2020 January 17, Amy Chozick, “This Is the Guy Who’s Taking Away the Likes”, in New York Times
  • The whole city is immersed in a dystopian-looking smog: urban streets in sepia, emptier than usual, bathed in an eerie quiet.2023 June 7, Samira Asma-Sadeque, “‘It’s too much’: New Yorkers don masks or stay inside amid smog crisis”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

More sentences with dystopian

  • Techno-orientalism is the use of Asian aesthetics in cyberpunk, futuristic, and dystopian settings.2020 December 8, George Yang, “Orientalism, ‘Cyberpunk 2077,’ and Yellow Peril in Science Fiction”, in Wired, →ISSN. From the entry techno-orientalism
  • The 15-minute city, he suggested, was a “dystopian plan”, heralding “a surveillance culture that would make Pyongyang envious”.2023 February 16, Oliver Wainwright, “In praise of the ‘15-minute city’ – the mundane planning theory terrifying conspiracists”, in The…. From the entry 15-minute city
  • Matthew Dear (Saturday) This experimental microhouse D.J. and producer channels Detroit techno in his reedy, subtly dystopian brushes of beats.2015 June 25, “Pop & Rock Listings for June 26-July 2”, in New York Times. From the entry microhouse
  • Kiddies will see it, I know, so obviously it can’t be too dystopian, although, come on, every meal as a milkshake?2008 July 19, Deborah Ross, “Dystopian love STOR.E”, in The Spectator. From the entry interpunct
  • In the dystopian Firefly ‘verse, the government itself is “antisocial.”2007, Joy Davidson, The Psychology of Joss Whedon: An Unauthorized Exploration of Buffy, Angel, and Firefly, page 51. From the entry 'verse
  • His vision is dystopian, like that of Huxley and Orwell and all modern fictioners of the future in the west.1968, Keith Delroy Lowe, Evelyn Waugh: Man Against History, page 158. From the entry fictioner
  • A new vocabulary — a little fun, a little dystopian — has emerged on the social video platform, as creators try to get around algorithms and strict content moderation.2022 November 19, Melina Delkic, “Leg Booty? Panoramic? Seggs? How TikTok Is Changing Language”, in The New York Times. From the entry algospeak

Meaning of dystopian

  1. adjective Of or pertaining to a dystopia.
  2. adjective Dire; characterized by human suffering or misery.

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Questions about dystopian in a sentence

How do you use dystopian in a sentence?
Dystopian is used as an adjective. For example: “The real Brexit is actually much more dystopian.”
What is a short sentence with dystopian?
“The real Brexit is actually much more dystopian.”
What does dystopian mean?
Dystopian means of or pertaining to a dystopia.

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