claptrap

Example Sentences

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"I thought it was two hours of disingenuous, horrible, one sided, self-serving, delusional claptrap," Morgan, who hosts "Good Morning Britain," told "Fox & Friends" on Monday.

From Fox News

This would be the Republican's worst nightmare: All the anti-government claptrap they've been selling since Ronald Reagan will be revealed as nonsense.

From Salon

“What a ridiculous piece of claptrap!” declared one Los Angeles police union leader.

From Washington Post

They mostly talked about how their dad built a skating rink, and how they played with toys in his office, and other claptrap meant to make him seem emotionally functional.

From Washington Post

As for the thugs causing violence, “these despicable fanatics, like it or not, are now in part the face of the Democrats: a snarling bunch of self-righteous, entitled bigots, chanting slogans rooted in pseudo-Marxist claptrap.”

From Fox News