How to Use topicality in a Sentence

topicality

noun
  • Then there’s the show’s sense of topicality — or rather, the lack thereof.
    — Karen Han, Vox, 21 Sep. 2018
  • This little bit of topicality is a nice dig at recent events.
    — Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2022
  • But the topicality of our weblogs are far enough apart that the retweet got my attention.
    — Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 19 Jan. 2011
  • The novel’s never going to be good at dealing with that kind of topicality.
    — Tobias Carroll, Longreads, 16 May 2018
  • The topicality of these thoughts lie in the Phillies’ center fielder.
    — David Murphy, Philly.com, 17 July 2017
  • And then the news event, which was very related to the show, which was related to the show’s topicality, occurred.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Nov. 2023
  • The coming veil of darkness is announced with a jab of 2024 topicality.
    — Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
  • But onto more pressing concerns in relation to the topicality of this weblog.
    — Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2011
  • There was no attempt to update the period or underscore the work’s topicality.
    — Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2021
  • There’s one sequence set at a border detention center that nudges toward topicality.
    — Darren Franich, EW.com, 22 Oct. 2019
  • Freed from the burdens of topicality, characters in the process of being canceled make for great material.
    — Vulture, 25 Jan. 2023
  • He wheat-pastes with the frequency and topicality of a witty millennial sending tweets.
    — Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2020
  • Now Peloton, which pumps out dozens of streaming classes a day, has introduced topicality and specificity to the genre.
    — New York Times, 16 Mar. 2021
  • This was mixed with some topicality, like Barbie-friendly pink and, no surprise, quiet luxury.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 13 July 2023
  • The screenplay strains for topicality, stuffing too many elements at once into this sad story in a bid for relevance that never quite resonates.
    — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Its topicality drives a surge of social engagement conversation with every new episode.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 23 Feb. 2025
  • Part of the success of her videos is because of their topicality, but this special isn’t riffing on the latest ridiculous speech so much as trying to create a fictional world.
    — Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2020
  • There’s a solid YA adventure show to be made about these characters, one that embraces the topicality of its premise with more nuance.
    — Joshua Alston, Variety, 14 Dec. 2022
  • When a subject like this comes up, Jimmy seems to hold it in his hand like a piece of fruit, rotating it, checking its luster and bruises for both its humor and its topicality.
    — Michael Paterniti, GQ, 17 Jan. 2018
  • In a reach for topicality, this attempt to draw historical antisemitic parallels feels rushed and lopsided at best.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 9 Mar. 2024
  • The series shoots on a tight turnaround for maximum topicality, which means that production was recently shut down due to, like, the entire world shutting itself down.
    — Darren Franich, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2020
  • Actor and filmmaker Mélanie Laurent said topicality was a key driver of the discussion.
    — Ben Croll, Variety, 15 May 2026
  • The shows — whether through an opening monologue or an interview with a celebrity who has a movie premiering soon — depend on topicality, something that has not quite translated to streaming.
    — Benjamin Mullin, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2022
  • The Affair raised the subject in a misguided attempt at topicality toward the end of its final season, but dropped it entirely by the series finale.
    — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 7 Nov. 2019
  • But for all its topicality, the movie feels quaint and dated, taking place in the early weeks of quarantine when the idea of staying inside and getting your groceries delivered was still a novelty.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2021
  • But there’s a nagging half-heartedness to these bids for topicality, and something less than conviction in the movie’s semisweet encouragement of optimism in the face of mounting danger.
    — Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2022
  • But of course, art shouldn’t be pigeon-holed; artists have a broad range of expression, hopefully not limited to region, topicality, genre, gender, ethnicity.
    — Anne Tschida, miamiherald, 6 July 2017
  • One commenter argued, however, that the film’s hot button topicality could backfire if — heaven forbid — real-world violence did occur.
    — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Hollywood might also, one gathers, embrace the topicality of Van Booy’s subject matter.
    — Danny Heitman, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 May 2024
  • In a separate interview, Newton, who plays the world-weary brothel madam Maeve, pauses upon being asked about the show's topicality in a changing world.
    — Chris Barton, latimes.com, 20 Apr. 2018

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