banality
Example Sentences
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The real author describes it as a combination of plagiarism and banality.
From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026
The finish line isn’t moral resolution, but the banality of the cash register: a product governed where it matters most, at the point of sale.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
Or, was "SNL" presenting queerness with the same banality as we’ve come to see straightness, albeit with the use of a somewhat dehumanizing pun?
From Salon • Feb. 17, 2025
Like the social media that’s potentially inspired it, male cosmetic procedures are accessible, acceptable, and possibly moving toward banality.
From Slate • Sep. 21, 2024
They invented stupid TV shows, unleashing a cavalcade of ever-increasing banality as they tried to out-stupid each other.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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