How to Use sensationalism in a Sentence

sensationalism

noun
  • The network was accused of sensationalism in its reporting.
  • The sensationalism around the case has cut both ways.
    — Matthew Brown, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Media sensationalism around the case has cut both ways.
    — ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • There’s been this sensationalism in the media that has racialized this whole thing.
    — Adrienne So, Wired, 19 Aug. 2020
  • This might have been due, in part, to both sensationalism and ignorance.
    — Lauren Nicole Henley, The Conversation, 17 Feb. 2026
  • This was an era marked by sensationalism and eye-catching headlines.
    — Jeff Suess, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Do not let the sensationalism of television news worry you to a tizzy.
    — Jefferson County Cooperative Extension, AL.com, 9 Feb. 2018
  • Some of these artists will rise beyond sheer sensationalism; others will flame out quickly.
    — Gary Shteyngart, The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2017
  • Choose reputable sources that focus on facts rather than sensationalism.
    — Amy Blankson, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Numerous instances of sensationalism can be traced back over the decades.
    — Bars Juhasz, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
  • The platforms are too large, and the incentives are too deeply wired toward sensationalism.
    — Steven Burg, Sun Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The film is measured, thoughtful, and makes no moves toward sensationalism.
    — Richard Lawson, HWD, 5 Apr. 2018
  • The firm making these claims has a history of sensationalism.
    — Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 9 Aug. 2011
  • Thurston said claims Williams has made in his bid for the office are misleading and that his campaign is based on sensationalism and hearsay.
    — Rachel Herzog, Arkansas Online, 24 Apr. 2022
  • Sometimes, the bad in this industry gets honored because, once more, sensationalism gets eyes on things.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025
  • For all the sensationalism of what was a very real ordeal, any accounting of it requires respect, both for the dead and for the living.
    — John Anderson, WSJ, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Many critics of the time, repelled by his vigilantism and sensationalism, condemned his books as nasty, poor, brutish and not short enough.
    — Michael Saler, WSJ, 26 Jan. 2023
  • The writers consider that, and how the followup film deals with themes of sensationalism and violence.
    — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Is this merely an alien-like claw spectacle made for social media sensationalism or the future of mascara?
    — Esther Newman, refinery29.com, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Tijuana is a city that represents much more than border tourism or the trap of violent sensationalism.
    — Frida Guiza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
  • His work, the most popular exhibit in the site’s gallery, shows little concern for sensationalism.
    — Frédéric Madre, WIRED, 26 Mar. 1998
  • Shark Week is more prone to the sensationalism that Ramsey rails against (my observation, not hers).
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 4 July 2025
  • One of the best ways to get attention is by negativity and sensationalism.
    — Jonquilyn Hill, Vox, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Click bait, tweets, fake news, sensationalism and partisanship are the models that drive revenue today.
    — Carol Cain, Detroit Free Press, 3 Sep. 2017
  • This definitely is a Shonda-show, in terms of its sensationalism and the cast and the scope and the underlying themes.
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 14 Feb. 2022
  • This is a picture that could do with a little bit of scenery-chewing and a whole lot of sensationalism — anything that would make its middling mystery plot more exciting.
    — Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2023
  • The rhetoric of the extreme ends of the argument demands attention, as sensationalism always does.
    — Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Feb. 2018
  • Both appeal chiefly to boomers and Gen-Xers; both are fountains of falsehoods, sensationalism and simplistic memes.
    — Will Oremus, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Too little and one runs the risk of watering down the horrific nature of the killers' crimes; too much and one veers into titillating sensationalism.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 16 July 2024
  • Facile sensationalism cuts the movie off from its own most powerful implications, blocking any view of a recognizable world.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025

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