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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or evocative of the movies of Frank Capra, often promoting the positive social effects of individual acts of courage.
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Examples
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Before "Capraesque": Early Frank Capra (PFA, 6: 30)
East Bay Express editor@eastbayexpress.com 2010
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Before "Capraesque": Early Frank Capra (PFA, 8: 20)
East Bay Express editor@eastbayexpress.com 2010
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A Capraesque feeling pervaded the gathering, with a line up of speakers delivering speeches with a can-do spirit -- sharing the Jimmy Stewart role.
Marcia G. Yerman: America at a Turning Point Marcia G. Yerman 2011
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Here's where I get all Frank Capraesque... as in Frank Capra, the director who portrayed the power of the little people.
Marcia G. Yerman: Personal Responsibility and the Fight for Clean Air Marcia G. Yerman 2011
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A Capraesque feeling pervaded the gathering, with a line up of speakers delivering speeches with a can-do spirit -- sharing the Jimmy Stewart role.
Marcia G. Yerman: America at a Turning Point Marcia G. Yerman 2011
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Here's where I get all Frank Capraesque... as in Frank Capra, the director who portrayed the power of the little people.
Marcia G. Yerman: Personal Responsibility and the Fight for Clean Air Marcia G. Yerman 2011
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Here's where I get all Frank Capraesque... as in Frank Capra, the director who portrayed the power of the little people.
Marcia G. Yerman: Personal Responsibility and the Fight for Clean Air Marcia G. Yerman 2011
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Here's where I get all Frank Capraesque... as in Frank Capra, the director who portrayed the power of the little people.
Marcia G. Yerman: Personal Responsibility and the Fight for Clean Air Marcia G. Yerman 2011
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A Capraesque feeling pervaded the gathering, with a line up of speakers delivering speeches with a can-do spirit -- sharing the Jimmy Stewart role.
Marcia G. Yerman: America at a Turning Point Marcia G. Yerman 2011
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Shrek Forever After is based on the Capraesque concept of Shrek (voiced by Mike Myers) being bored and frustrated as a married ogre and, more pertinently, an ex-celebrity.
Shrek Forever After 2010
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