inanity
Example Sentences
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All this inanity takes place over the course of a handful of days, during which no one ever seems to change clothes.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
The weirdest thing about Oldham’s terrible opinions is that their half-baked inanity does not seem to reflect his true intellect.
From Slate • Jul. 10, 2025
What makes me grumpy these days is less the market than the hokum and inanity that would-be experts are using to calm investors right now.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 16, 2022
When, for example, Marie-Josephe and a ship captain frolic through Hameau de la Reine, the setting’s natural beauty allows for a momentary respite — until the scene ends, and we’re thrust back into storybook inanity.
From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2022
Although neophyte writers may repeat a simple sentence structure to the point of inanity, most writers go to the opposite extreme and vary their syntax capriciously.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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