How to Use biographical in a Sentence
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On a biographical level, the urge to link the artists makes sense.
—Sophie Madeline Dess, The New Republic, 18 May 2021
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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
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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
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Day will have the starring role in the biographical drama The United States Vs.
—Billboard Staff, Billboard, 12 Nov. 2020
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Reviews are all over the place for the biographical drama.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 20 Nov. 2023
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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
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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
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That surreal touch might fit better with the bus scenes and make the biographical bits feel less stodgy.
—Chris Hewitt, Star Tribune, 29 Sep. 2020
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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
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The best parts are the bits between the appearances, like the Arizona meeting, and the biographical segments.
—Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral, 4 May 2020
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Since then, the number of biographical projects on Plath has more than doubled.
—Danielle Amir Jackson, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2024
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The biographical film follows her life and relationship with the King of Rock ‘n Roll.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 21 June 2023
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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
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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
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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
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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
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That story is very minimal in terms of biographical detail about the things that shaped her.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024
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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
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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
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For years, Curreri kept a biographical timeline on his website, with a sentence or two for each year.
—Brendan Fitzgerald, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
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Changes like these are to be expected in any biographical film.
—Jordan Hoffman, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Dec. 2024
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The Trone campaign has sent mail statewide and aired biographical television ads.
—Erin Cox, Washington Post, 15 July 2023
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Hayashi shared biographical stories with Ito that also made it into the script.
—Jean Trinh, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2021
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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
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In addition to the Parton biopic, A&E will air three more biographical flicks about country greats.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 7 Apr. 2020
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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
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With a biographical film, the main story is more difficult to find than the personal story.
—Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2023
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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
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These biographical facts were summoned as evidence that Butler, in her wisdom, had predicted a future that was now arriving, close enough to touch, close enough to fear.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2025
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Weirdly, the familiarity of the biographical beats ease us into the formal daring.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
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