jejune
Example Sentences
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He is a mediocrity while the jejune young man running riot in the palace is a miraculous, world-changing prodigy.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
By the end of the novel, his paranoia from the park is almost jejune compared to what’s in store for him.
From Washington Post • May 25, 2021
“It’s a very unusual situation to have opposition research like that, especially one that, on its face, had a number of clear mistakes and in a somewhat jejune analysis,” Barr said.
From Fox News • May 18, 2019
McCaskill deftly filleted Josh Hawley, who has been in his job since 2016, by implicitly contrasting her years of experience with his jejune overconfidence.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 22, 2018
Ben “Pimple-face” Meecham often acts jejune when he forces his charming sister to tell him the meaning of words.’”
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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