spurious

Example Sentences

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“There are some defense counsels that are burn-the-house-down types and make spurious allegations and he doesn’t do that,” said Lopez.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

Many politicians and government employees learned from The Times that they had been targeted with spurious filings.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

It’s not a spurious conclusion: Census data shows that the percentage of women aged 30–44 with no children is higher than it’s been since 1960.

From Salon • Jun. 16, 2025

The restrictions "are based on entirely spurious security and public order grounds", said Dinushika Dissanayake, an Amnesty's specialist on Europe.

From BBC • May 1, 2025

Now he used his spurious logic against benevolent Icelanders.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady