How to Use Proustian in a Sentence
Proustian
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The effect of this habit is Proustian but its origin is not.
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Joshua Hunt,
New York Times,
2023-09-26
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There’s something Proustian about the command, which hints at a simpler time.
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Angelica Aboulhosn,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2023-09-08
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The smell of said box triggers a Proustian sense memory from Barbie of her birth.
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Time,
2023-07-21
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James Folta’s nice thing of the week involves a stirring and unexpected reunion with a Proustian cheese.
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Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
29 Aug. 2025
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Barbie is still a magnet for controversy about what the feminine ideal is, as well as a Proustian madeleine for multiple generations whose childhoods were shaped by dressing her up as a vision of what a grown woman might be.
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David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
2023-07-18
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The specific scene the director is referencing is when Margot Robbie’s Barbie steps inside her plastic packaging and makes a remark that the familiar smell is a Proustian memory.
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Carly Thomas,
The Hollywood Reporter,
2023-07-20
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The blips are short, ribbonlike lyrics, trimmed to the moment, their sharp enjambments inspired by the Renaissance-era poet Robert Herrick; the loop-the-loops follow long Proustian arcs in margin-busting lines reminiscent of Walt Whitman.
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Dan Chiasson,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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