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The phrase "a surreal element" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an aspect of something that is dreamlike, bizarre, or fantastical, often in art, literature, or experiences.
Example: "The painting features a surreal element that transports the viewer to an otherworldly realm."
Alternatives: "a dreamlike aspect" or "a fantastical component."
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There's a surreal element to "True Things About Me".
And there's a surreal element to his work, which hasn't been sufficiently acknowledged".
The shimmering heat added a surreal element, particularly when a Venetian-style gondolier drifted slowly past the proceedings.
"I wanted to capture a surreal element with the narrative and the editing of Dirty's performance," Pari told me.
It had a surreal element to it – but that fit nicely with the performative aspects of the Occupy movement.
There was the flickering appearance of a butterfly at the net mid-shot, too, to add a surreal element.
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The army arrived, lending a further surreal element to what would ordinarily be a suburban morning on Paris's working-class periphery.
"The Shrimps world that everyone knows is quite sugary sweet, whereas the film adds a darker, surreal element," says Weiland. "It portrays another side to the brand".
Over dosas in SoHo, we marveled at how those unexpected flickers — which turned out to be the work of the artist Bill Brand — had injected a delightfully surreal element into our time together.
Mirkin has been cited as introducing a more surreal element to the show's humor, as shown by his sole writing credit for the show, "Deep Space Homer", which sees Homer Simpson go to space as part of a NASA program to restore interest in space exploration.
While everyone may still be breathing at the end of "A Skull in Connemara," there is a ghoulish and surreal element as well.
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