fourth wall
noun
: an imaginary wall (as at the opening of a modern stage proscenium) that keeps performers from recognizing or directly addressing their audience
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The play continually broke the fourth wall by inviting the audience to participate in these uncomfortable exchanges, including the bidding, and consider how their own racial bias might stem from such founding violence.
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Salamishah Tillet, New York Times, 10 May 2024
Especially useful are first-person monologues that break the fourth wall.
—Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 30 Apr. 2024
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Salamishah Tillet, New York Times, 10 May 2024
Especially useful are first-person monologues that break the fourth wall.
—Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 30 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for fourth wall
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“Fourth wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fourth%20wall. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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