formless

Example Sentences

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Current protesters should emulate that dignity and power, not fall into formless jeering and harassment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

But as algorithms funnel audiences deeper into formless background listening, Sunday’s show was a reminder that chill can be compelling.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2025

Sometimes, it’s easier just to keep anguish as a nameless, formless thing, as Victor does in the first half of the film’s tagline: “Something bad happened to Agnes.”

From Salon • Jul. 28, 2025

The defining complaint about the sacked Dutchman was that after two-and-a-bit seasons the football was still formless and the tactical direction indecipherable.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2024

A noise comes from among us, a formless assent.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood