facile

Example Sentences

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It is hard to overstate just how facile this whole enterprise has proved to be.

From Slate • Jan. 6, 2026

That this is all unfolding at a convent is an obvious irony, though as handled here it isn’t a cheap or facile one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

While well-intended and admiring, the biography often proves facile, showing difficulty reckoning with Demme’s oeuvre and its deeper political and cinematic lessons.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2025

“But what if there was a facile way to connect everyone that doesn’t involve a lot of hassle or red tape?”

From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2024

Burr’s facile shift in his allegiance, the first in what would be several similarly agile switches during his career, captured Hamilton’s attention and produced his first recorded anti-Burr remarks, questioning Burr’s lack of political principle.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis