sophomoric

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At Perrotin he’s mixed things up, but unfortunately his new work is even more sophomoric.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

If that sounds sophomoric, it’s only because it is.

From Salon • Jun. 26, 2025

Released in 1992, “Stick Around for Joy” became the Sugarcubes’ third and final album, and it had given me “Hit,” a melodramatic song perfect for channeling my sophomoric woes.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2024

The episodes highlight some seriously twisted creativity packed with adult humor, sci-fi-inspired sophomoric shenanigans and homages to popular culture.

From Washington Times • Dec. 1, 2023

It was very sophomoric, of course, but boys of eighteen who study anything and defend it in essays and orations are right out on the highway which leads to superiority.

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