How to Use escapism in a Sentence

escapism

noun
  • Reading romantic novels is for her a form of escapism.
  • And escapism is what so many are craving.
    — Thomas Page, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Brands that can offer a form of escapism will come out on top.
    — Candace Nelson, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2022
  • Escapism, sweet escapism, may just be what the world needs now.
    — Joe Heim, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2019
  • Like in past years, many online turned to memes as a form of escapism.
    — Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 15 Dec. 2023
  • But there is a side of music and all art that is about escapism and joy.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 Mar. 2018
  • Feelings of escapism will be strong.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 30 Nov. 2025
  • But many also served as escapism at a time when many needed it most.
    — Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 6 Dec. 2020
  • This shift in thinking can set the stage for a feeling of escapism.
    — NBC News, 21 Oct. 2017
  • What can't be measured fully is how much of this is mere escapism.
    — Brian Lowry, CNN, 4 June 2020
  • But there’s no escapism to be found for its characters.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Still, who doesn’t like a bit of flattering escapism now and then?
    — Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2020
  • This is pure light-hearted escapism that’s bound to boost the box office in hard times.
    — Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Some are just flat out funny, with nothing more on their minds than the spritz of escapism.
    — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 June 2020
  • Don’t fall into the trap of escapism — facing these truths head-on will set you free.
    — Valerie Mesa, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Sometimes that escapism comes in the form of a dress, or a fairy-tale-like love story.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2018
  • In any case, Evans believes his job is to create good escapism.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 27 May 2025
  • Drudgery and escapism in equal measure make for a dispiriting idea of the good life.
    — John F. McVea, Star Tribune, 27 June 2021
  • The point of Six is its escapism, and even its sheer brightness is cheering.
    — Vulture Editors, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2024
  • And if a sci-fi fantasy film isn’t the right context for escapism, then what is?
    — Ciara Wardlow, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2018
  • And the escapism of the tabloids is something that is, in a way, very soothing for people.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026
  • Avoidance and self-doubt are a recipe for escapism as the moon and Neptune square off.
    — USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2024
  • But sports, after all, are supposed to be a form of escapism to take us out of these troubles.
    — Alex Kirshner, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2022
  • The sound evokes a time when escapism ruled the charts, and its return feels eerily timely to some.
    — Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025
  • Here, find escapism and relaxation beneath the thrum of the city.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026
  • And then there are those people who just need to get out of Dodge for some end-of-the-year escapism.
    — Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2020
  • In the nineties, the network known for escapism embraced activism.
    — Serena Altschul, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2021
  • The response to the rest of the news is often an impulse to escapism, a turning away.
    — Philip Kennicott, chicagotribune.com, 8 Aug. 2019
  • The response to the rest of the news is often an impulse to escapism, a turning away.
    — Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2019
  • For many, the Dabloon economy appears to be a fun form of escapism.
    — Alice Hearing, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2022

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