One important source of unhappiness is the habit of putting off living to some fictional future date. From LearnThat.org. [W. Beran Wolfe.]
Clever fictional devices. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adlerians use the term fictional finalism to refer to an imagined central goal that guides a person’s behavior. From Wordnik.com. [Individual Psychology versus Existential Psychology: A Typology Approach] Reference
(“Galley Diary”), a diary in fictional form, was published. From Wordnik.com. [The Nobel Prize in Literature 2002 - Bio-bibliography] Reference
So why cant someone get this kind of experience in fictional pc game?. From Wordnik.com. [Was RapeLay 'Asking For It'?] Reference
Like Clockers (1992) and his two other books set in fictional Dempsey. From Wordnik.com. [A Q&A with Richard Price] Reference
The story, though fictional, is closely aligned with the real life Will Thomas. From Wordnik.com. [Reader reviews of Thirteen Moons by Charles Frazier.] Reference
Look for Bigfoot hunting to be the next wave in fictional television productions. From Wordnik.com. [- Boing Boing] Reference
I am doing this. and here on style and Toni's thoughts on less is more in fictional writing. From Wordnik.com. [42 entries from November 2007] Reference
This wholly absorbing historical novel ends with perhaps the most moving coda in fictional history. From Wordnik.com. [A Thread of Grace: Summary and book reviews of A Thread of Grace by Mary Doria Russell.] Reference
As the head of a security force in fictional Freeport City, you spend the entire game as John Blade. From Wordnik.com. [New Trend in Episodic Games | Impact Lab] Reference
"Kaavya did not have the necessary distance to write truthfully about her experience in fictional form.". From Wordnik.com. [How Opah Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life] Reference
Note: This is not so much a fan fiction as it is a piece of backstory exposition written in fictional form. From Wordnik.com. [June 7th, 2007] Reference
The "recipe" for a fraudulent lender to maximize its short-term fictional accounting income has four parts. From Wordnik.com. [William K. Black: Lenders Put the Lies in Liar's Loans] Reference
I explore optimistic possibilities in fictional worlds to express my hope for good and transcendent outcomes. From Wordnik.com. [EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Kay Kenyon] Reference
When people invest in fictional characters, eventual closure is one of the returns they will demand on that investment. From Wordnik.com. [Special Guest Post: Chérie l'Ecrivain Has Some Metal Writing Advice For You] Reference
Indeed, but the reason it has become fictional is because Parliament, without any checks and balances, has willed it so. From Wordnik.com. [This is what we are up against] Reference
Note that the same recipe that maximizes short-term fictional income in the near term maximizes real losses in the longer term. From Wordnik.com. [William K. Black: 2011 Will Bring More de Facto Decriminalization of Elite Financial Fraud] Reference
The technology behind the dome, while ultimately science fictional, is really just a lot of hand-waving on the part of the author. From Wordnik.com. [REVIEW: Under the Dome by Stephen King] Reference
Gályanapló (Galley diary; see WLT 67: 2, p. 412), a diary in fictional form that covers the years 1961-91, was published in 1992. From Wordnik.com. [Imre Kertész - Biography] Reference
Who, of all the great literary men, at all events in fictional character, in England today, is occupying himself chiefly with the Shades?. From Wordnik.com. [Salubrities I Have Met] Reference
The Na'vi speak a fictional language, but this is no. From Wordnik.com. [Ars Technica] Reference
When such thing happens, it is known as fictional history. From Wordnik.com. [Fiction Or | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles] Reference
You do understand the idea of fictional characters, right?. From Wordnik.com. [One More One More Day Go-Around | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources] Reference
Season 5's Super Best Friends even went as far as to call their fictional cult. From Wordnik.com. [Epinions Recent Content for Home] Reference
– As a rule of thumb, I recommend against naming a fictional university after a city. From Wordnik.com. [Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » How would you fix this book?] Reference
I haven't any doubt that his so-called fictional director will be taken as a portrait of me. From Wordnik.com. [The Lighthouse]
No one can name one of his real children, but anyone alive at that time can name his fictional children. From Wordnik.com. [Life imitates art] Reference
Incidentally, Sarah Dessen’s books are based in Chapel Hill, too, but she calls her fictional town Lakeview. From Wordnik.com. [Guest Blog: Melissa Walker] Reference
Then there is Something to Declare, a collection of essays by Julian Barnes, who is better known as fictional writer. From Wordnik.com. [rediff.com] Reference
Purely for fun, folks, let's name fictional characters — from novels, films, plays, TV shows, etc. — who are or should be!. From Wordnik.com. [Philocrites: Thursday diversion: Fictional Unitarian Universalists.] Reference
The show was identified as fictional only at its beginning -- which many viewers apparently missed -- and its end 30 minutes later. From Wordnik.com. [Invasion Hoax Sparks Anger in Georgia] Reference
M. O'BRIEN: No, Santa Claus was taken off the list because, first of all, people get very upset when he's called a fictional character. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 22, 2006] Reference
The real Bond (if you can call a fictional character that) was anything but the hokey movie character we have had for decades now. ilves. From Wordnik.com. [Box Office: Quantum of Solace is Biggest Bond Ever with $70.4M Opening & $700M Worldwide Possible! | /Film] Reference
In the Authors Note, the author discusses writing about her hometown of Cooperstown, New York, and calling the fictional town Templeton. From Wordnik.com. [The Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff: Questions] Reference
In politics, the compromise is the 'fictional' drama. From Wordnik.com. [Flash] Reference
Detainee 'fictional' assertions are another manifestation of this training. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 13, 2006] Reference
The "fictional" asking price, in turn, misleads potential buyers about the value of nearby homes. From Wordnik.com. [The Brighter Side of Housing] Reference
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