nonsense
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Hig thinks most people are decent and can be trusted; Bangley thinks that’s naive nonsense.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
"I think that's nonsense, if I can put it bluntly."
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Commentators often suggest that left-handed batters are more attractive on the eye and I've always thought that must be nonsense!
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
There is, I think, a tradition in the U.S. of appointing dogs as mayors of small towns, but in the U.K. we take the nonsense political candidate to another level entirely.
From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2026
Most folks think we full of nonsense till we get ’em a wand, and it show ’em things they never seen.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing nonsense
"Eleven," Vocabulary from the short story
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"Eleven," Vocabulary from the short story
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