insubstantial
Example Sentences
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Scarlet’s good intentions to end wars by way of sheer determination to do what’s right might prove insubstantial in practice.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026
But some not insubstantial number of these politicians’ listeners take their assertions both seriously and literally.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026
He went on to call Cole's best verses insubstantial - "a light pack" - and declared he was the Prince to Drake's Michael Jackson.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2024
The ads that failed were ultimately insubstantial, or otherwise objectionable.
From Slate • Feb. 12, 2024
He was oddly colorless, with transparent eyelashes, wispy hair, and an insubstantial air, as though a single gust of wind might blow him away.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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