banality

Example Sentences

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“What interests me are everyman aspects of him. The banality of his evil and the way that evil actions seem to always rise out of fear and insecurity.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

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

He does not talk about purity any more but of the necessity of using common cultural sign systems to reflect the iconic banality of our times.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood