claptrap
Example Sentences
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For all the claptrap over the decades about booting people out, this country’s leaders quickly realize their error and bust out the proverbial welcome mat just as quickly.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2024
A public defender in Virginia said, "I have never heard of any of that claptrap in my jurisdiction."
From Salon • Jan. 1, 2023
In a memorable scene, he barges into a lecture on anatomy and exposes the professor’s teachings as claptrap.
From New York Times • May 13, 2022
Meade, quite understandably, turned out sadistic, Grand Guignol thrillers as a respite from writing sentimental claptrap such as “A Sweet Girl Graduate” and “The Rebel of the School.”
From Washington Post • Oct. 18, 2021
“Well, Eben, what’s this claptrap I hear about the Seven Wonders of the World?”
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
