prosaic
Example Sentences
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The "Banjska incident" is a prosaic label for one of the most dramatic, dangerous and deadly days Kosovo has seen since it unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
If we must have a fourth and fifth “Avatar,” Cameron should ditch these increasingly prosaic battlefield thrills for something really bold: Follow the kids to alien college for a mumblecore movie.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025
She said her group is focused on immediate, prosaic needs in the face of a challenging charitable environment.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025
China is focused on something more prosaic: making better washing machines.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025
She fed it with fantasies, idealized it, savagely defended it, stripped it of its prosaic truth, and turned it into the kind of love one found in novels.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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