How to Use semi-autobiographical in a Sentence

semi-autobiographical

adjective
  • The movie is semi-autobiographical and is based on Travolta’s own first flight as a child.
    — Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026
  • The new series will retrace the steps of the Ingalls family as told in Wilder’s semi-autobiographical books.
    — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 3 Mar. 2026
  • And the film is only semi-autobiographical and reflects some actual details about Prince among plenty of sheer fiction.
    — Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Lexi, whose semi-autobiographical play caused an uproar in the second season, is an assistant to a showrunner played by Sharon Stone.
    — Jami Ganz, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
  • Keem reflects on his journey with a semi-autobiographical new album, but his performances lack spark and his warring pop star and rapper sensibilities work against him.
    — Dylan Green, Pitchfork, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Elwes played the father figure in Nick’s semi-autobiographical film about his struggles with addiction.
    — Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Simón’s film is semi-autobiographical; Jenkin’s couldn’t possibly be.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 June 2026
  • Those years — nights, sometimes weeks, sleeping outdoors — would later inform the script of Being Charlie, the semi-autobiographical film he co-wrote.
    — Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Blue Heron is one of several semi-autobiographical films that reckons with a filmmaker’s troubled upbringing in relation to their early years as an artist.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026
  • His struggles with addiction are well documented and the subject of his semi-autobiographical film, Honey Boy.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2026
  • When the novel was published, in 2009, Whitehead called it semi-autobiographical.
    — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
  • Go Tell It on the Mountain This is Baldwin’s semi-autobiographical début novel.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Travolta’s infectious enthusiasm carried over into the movie itself, a semi-autobiographical trifle about his childhood love of air travel.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2026
  • Nick wrote the 2015 semi-autobiographical film Being Charlie about a young man grappling with addiction.
    — Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 17 Dec. 2025
  • The book’s title refers to a scene in Almost Famous, Crowe’s semi-autobiographical masterpiece inspired by this period.
    — Keaton Bell, Vogue, 7 Dec. 2025
  • The film has been categorized as semi-autobiographical in nature for The Parent Trap director.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
  • Erin Foster’s semi-autobiographical series about a podcaster falling for a rabbi quickly became inescapable.
    — Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The semi-autobiographical film is a showcase for the many talents of multi-hyphenate Hagen — a writer, director, actor, musician, and stand-up, who directed from her own script.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The semi-autobiographical 2015 film about addiction explored Nick's struggles with drugs.
    — Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
  • At the time, Nick and Rob were promoting their semi-autobiographical film, Being Charlie, which Nick co-wrote based on his struggles with addiction.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
  • At the time, Nick and Rob were promoting their semi-autobiographical film, Being Charlie, which Nick co-wrote based on his struggles with addiction.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025
  • His last play, Leopoldstadt, a semi-autobiographical work loosely based on his family's history, premiered in 2020.
    — Richard Hall, Time, 29 Nov. 2025
  • Following its Cannes premiere earlier this year, My Father’s Shadow has released the first trailer of its semi-autobiographical tale.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 3 Dec. 2025
  • The semi-autobiographical novella was released in 2018.
    — Mikelle Street, Them., 17 Dec. 2025
  • Gadd is a man transformed from his semi-autobiographical (controversially so) Netflix smash Baby Reindeer, with biceps aplenty.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The jukebox musical is built from Keys’ catalogue of R&B and soul hits, a semi-autobiographical story that treks through her Manhattan upbringing.
    — David John Chávez, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
  • Christie later wrote a semi-autobiographical novel called Unfinished Portrait under her pen name, Mary Westmacott.
    — Emily Krauser, PEOPLE, 18 Jan. 2026
  • His semi-autobiographical breakthrough series, Netflix’s Baby Reindeer, concerns a comedian who is stalked by a mentally ill woman but can’t bring himself to seek help.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Martin will make her feature-film debut in Nancy Meyers' upcoming semi-autobiographical comedy.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 5 June 2026
  • The English translation of her semi-autobiographical novel Telling Lies was published in 2001.
    — John Russell, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026

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