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单词 sensationalist
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Definition of sensationalist in English:

sensationalist

noun sɛnˈseɪʃ(ə)nəlɪstsɛnˈseɪʃ(ə)n(ə)ləst
  • A person who presents stories in a way that is intended to provoke public interest or excitement, at the expense of accuracy.

    sensationalists got their kicks out of misreporting the murder
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It seems to me that his lead sentence is the mark of a clear sensationalist.
    • The bureau got support in this endeavour not just from Hearst, but from other off-the-wall sensationalists as well.
    • Will we become sensationalists, or will we become intellectuals supported by listening to mentors and by producing substantive work?
    • Sensationalists claimed to believe only what they saw, but in fact they were rather better at believing than seeing.
    • He is a tough reporter, not a sensationalist.
    • Perhaps if the sensationalists looked at the effects of tobacco and alcohol on the populace, they would find more serious causes to champion.
    • Pushing to excess casualty stories and other travails of military conflict are many plebeian sensationalists who fail to place such issues in proper perspective.
    • His reputation suffered, as the diaries fed the fires stoked by sensationalists.
    • We here on this blog are anything but fear-mongering sensationalists.
    • The struggle between the conventional press and the sensationalists mirrored government efforts to control or eliminate the spectacle of execution.
adjective sɛnˈseɪʃ(ə)nəlɪstsɛnˈseɪʃ(ə)n(ə)ləst
  • Presenting stories in a way that is intended to provoke public interest or excitement, at the expense of accuracy.

    sensationalist reporting of the latest alleged cancer cures
    sensationalist media campaigns
    Example sentencesExamples
    • There has been a recent flurry of sensationalist warnings about the threat of exotic species.
    • He employed a sensationalist rhetorical style to spice up the stories of his adolescent witches.
    • They may be jumping too quickly to a sensationalist conclusion.
    • He believed that the discoveries of sensationalist psychology had made it possible to articulate the fundamental principles of social science.
    • Critics wonder whether the media can control its sensationalist urges.
    • Articles on hackers and hacking increasingly use sensationalist tone and language.
    • The photographs were of victims of sensationalist violent crimes.
    • In an alternate Hollywood, the media mistakes him for his criminal double, and he's subjected to a sensationalist televised trial.
    • The irony is that this is not written in a sensationalist manner.
    • There is the obvious concern of turning the victim's story into a sensationalist work.

Derivatives

  • sensationalistic

  • adjective sɛnˌseɪʃ(ə)n(ə)ˈlɪstɪksɛnˌseɪʃ(ə)n(ə)lˈɪstɪk
    • This is neither a sensationalistic sideshow nor a sappy depiction of the disabled.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • She was not the first to be duped by sensationalistic stories about drugs.
      • Crime coverage, especially on the local TV news, is invariably sensationalistic.
      • There have been two murders linked to sensationalistic talk shows.
      • These sensationalistic tabloids are well-known for their biting reports.

Rhymes

Congregationalist, conversationalist, educationalist, representationalist
 
 

Definition of sensationalist in US English:

sensationalist

nounsɛnˈseɪʃ(ə)n(ə)ləstsenˈsāSH(ə)n(ə)ləst
  • A person who presents stories in a way that is intended to provoke public interest or excitement, at the expense of accuracy.

    sensationalists got their kicks out of misreporting the murder
    Example sentencesExamples
    • His reputation suffered, as the diaries fed the fires stoked by sensationalists.
    • It seems to me that his lead sentence is the mark of a clear sensationalist.
    • The bureau got support in this endeavour not just from Hearst, but from other off-the-wall sensationalists as well.
    • He is a tough reporter, not a sensationalist.
    • Will we become sensationalists, or will we become intellectuals supported by listening to mentors and by producing substantive work?
    • Perhaps if the sensationalists looked at the effects of tobacco and alcohol on the populace, they would find more serious causes to champion.
    • The struggle between the conventional press and the sensationalists mirrored government efforts to control or eliminate the spectacle of execution.
    • We here on this blog are anything but fear-mongering sensationalists.
    • Pushing to excess casualty stories and other travails of military conflict are many plebeian sensationalists who fail to place such issues in proper perspective.
    • Sensationalists claimed to believe only what they saw, but in fact they were rather better at believing than seeing.
adjectivesɛnˈseɪʃ(ə)n(ə)ləstsenˈsāSH(ə)n(ə)ləst
  • Presenting stories in a way that is intended to provoke public interest or excitement, at the expense of accuracy.

    sensationalist reporting of the latest alleged cancer cures
    sensationalist media campaigns
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In an alternate Hollywood, the media mistakes him for his criminal double, and he's subjected to a sensationalist televised trial.
    • There is the obvious concern of turning the victim's story into a sensationalist work.
    • They may be jumping too quickly to a sensationalist conclusion.
    • He employed a sensationalist rhetorical style to spice up the stories of his adolescent witches.
    • Articles on hackers and hacking increasingly use sensationalist tone and language.
    • He believed that the discoveries of sensationalist psychology had made it possible to articulate the fundamental principles of social science.
    • The photographs were of victims of sensationalist violent crimes.
    • There has been a recent flurry of sensationalist warnings about the threat of exotic species.
    • The irony is that this is not written in a sensationalist manner.
    • Critics wonder whether the media can control its sensationalist urges.
 
 
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