platitudinous
Example Sentences
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On one occasion, Sir Philip was interrupted by committee chairman and Conservative MP Tom Tugendhat, who told him: "It sounds less credible every time you repeat it. It sounds platitudinous."
From BBC
The responsibility of a photographer is not only to capture these platitudinous concepts of truth and beauty in artmaking, or the ways in which a subject might see or imagine themselves to be.
From Los Angeles Times
If they dutifully deliver the film’s platitudinous message — “be yourself” — it’s with the conviction of a makeup brand selling a “natural look.”
From New York Times
Often these statements are platitudinous, but this one is quite intriguing.
From The Guardian
Often, it seems pretty innocuous, if platitudinous — but in the case of Claudia Conway, the entire segment registers as deeply disingenuous in light of Claudia's allegations that her mother is "physically, mentally, and emotionally abusive."
From Salon
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