tautological

Example Sentences

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“In fact, the genre people call self-help literature sounds tautological to me; I read all literature as self-help.”

From New York Times

FINA’s argument that, to its “best knowledge, the athletes competing at such international events never used,” nor required, “caps of such size and configuration” is infuriatingly tautological.

From Washington Post

There is an almost tautological absoluteness to taste; whatever you enjoy, there's a reason you enjoy it, and that reason should render your enjoyment un-guilty.

From Salon

The formula is plain-spoken but also evasive; its tautological aspect works to push the details of the subject under discussion into the background.

From New York Times

“It’s a tautological definition of their duties. And this of course happened under President Obama. He was referred to as ‘deporter in chief’ very harshly in 2012.”

From Washington Times