Examples of “fiction” in a Sentence

noun Writing about imaginary people and events, rather than real ones.

• She writes historical fiction set in Victorian London.
• The novel blends fact and fiction so seamlessly it's hard to tell them apart.
• I prefer fiction to biography because I enjoy getting lost in a story.

noun A statement or claim that is untrue, sometimes meant to mislead.

• His alibi turned out to be pure fiction.
• The rumor that the shop was closing turned out to be total fiction.
• Her excuse was a fiction she invented to avoid the meeting.