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'abstract' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'abstract' with 10 example sentences.


abstract adjective

: not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature

: dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention

: existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment

abstract noun

: a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance

: a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory

abstract verb

: consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically

: make off with belongings of others

: consider apart from a particular case or instance

: give an abstract (of)


  • He is a genius, a philosopher, an abstract thinker.
  • The dance was very abstract.
  • The theory is too abstract for me.
  • Young children are incapable of abstract thinking.
  • I didn't read the paper, but I read the abstract.
  • Some abstract art is difficult to understand.
  • Can you translate this abstract into Arabic?
  • Benevolence is abstract, a good deed is concrete.
  • She has a strong bias against abstract painting.
  • His notion of welfare is pretty abstract.
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