Sentences

preterition in a sentence

n.

📚 Grade Level: Grade 11, Grade 12

Definition

Preterition is the rhetorical device of deliberately omitting or passing over a subject while still drawing attention to it.

Sample Sentences

  1. His speech was marked by a notable preterition of the recent scandals, which left many in the audience puzzled.
  2. In literature, preterition serves as a rhetorical device to draw attention to a subject while ostensibly ignoring it.
  3. The lawyer's strategic preterition of certain evidence during the trial raised eyebrows among the jurors.
  4. Despite the preterition of some crucial details in the report, the overall findings remained compelling.
  5. Her preterition of personal achievements in her biography gave a modest touch to her public persona.