nonfiction
noun
non·fic·tion
ˌnän-ˈfik-shən 
: writing or cinema that is about facts and real events
He prefers to read nonfiction rather than novels.
Examples of nonfiction in a Sentence
He reads a lot of nonfiction.
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Despite having two nonfiction books and decades of journalism to my name, Pringle pointed me to the far riskier path of literary fiction.
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Dan Morrison, USA Today, 26 July 2025
Huang is a Chinese writer-director and cinematographer based in New York City, whose work drifts between fiction and nonfiction.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2025
Questlove is up for outstanding directing for a documentary/nonfiction program for Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music; outstanding music direction for SNL50: The Homecoming Concert, and outstanding documentary or nonfiction special for Sly Lives!
—Cathy Applefeld Olson, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
The Documentary Roundtable will explore the importance of nonfiction storytelling, including the process of making them.
—Rolling Stone, 10 July 2025
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Dan Morrison, USA Today, 26 July 2025
Huang is a Chinese writer-director and cinematographer based in New York City, whose work drifts between fiction and nonfiction.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2025
Questlove is up for outstanding directing for a documentary/nonfiction program for Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music; outstanding music direction for SNL50: The Homecoming Concert, and outstanding documentary or nonfiction special for Sly Lives!
—Cathy Applefeld Olson, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
The Documentary Roundtable will explore the importance of nonfiction storytelling, including the process of making them.
—Rolling Stone, 10 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for nonfiction
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“Nonfiction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonfiction. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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