schlocky
Example Sentences
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In the absence of novelty, the franchise’s flaws — schlocky dialogue, uninspired CGI, paper-thin baddies — are glaring.
From Washington Post
As for that “Diamond Eyes” idea conceived two years ago, the number made it into a scene in which Legend, playing a 007-wannabe named Agent 187, prowls through a schlocky spy-flick trailer.
From New York Times
They called themselves the Simon Sisters, even though, as Carly Simon wrote, “Lucy and I agreed that our stage name sounded schlocky and borderline embarrassing, plus neither of us wanted to be labeled — or dismissed — as just another novelty sister act.”
From New York Times
What is jarring is the contemporary look of the fetus: a schlocky, seemingly computer-generated figure that recalls pop-culture fantasy images invented long after Monroe’s death.
From New York Times
Following what was then a familiar career trajectory, he started in TV before moving into film, and was soon terrifying Olivia de Havilland in the schlocky 1964 thriller “Lady in a Cage.”
From New York Times
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