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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On the nonfiction side, Mark Wahlberg’s Unrealistic Ideas and Fortune magazine are teaming on a documentary, and Bloomberg has also produced a doc about the company’s collapse.
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 29 May 2025
The Land of Sweet Forever: Stories and Essays will include both short stories and nonfiction pieces spanning decades.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 22 May 2025
Millennium Docs Against Gravity just wrapped the in-person edition of the nonfiction festival, which takes place simultaneously in seven cities in Poland (the online edition runs today until June 2).
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 May 2025
Over the years, Adams has written several novels and nonfiction books unrelated to Dilbert and weighs in on social and political events on his long-running YouTube program, which has some 174,000 subscribers.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 20 May 2025
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 29 May 2025
The Land of Sweet Forever: Stories and Essays will include both short stories and nonfiction pieces spanning decades.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 22 May 2025
Millennium Docs Against Gravity just wrapped the in-person edition of the nonfiction festival, which takes place simultaneously in seven cities in Poland (the online edition runs today until June 2).
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 May 2025
Over the years, Adams has written several novels and nonfiction books unrelated to Dilbert and weighs in on social and political events on his long-running YouTube program, which has some 174,000 subscribers.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 20 May 2025
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“Nonfiction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonfiction. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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