vapid

Example Sentences

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Ed, one of the sons of the family -- played by Turner -- serves as a narrator of sorts and sums up the rest of his family as "lazy, mediocre, vapid egotists".

From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026

After returning to France, she moved past society gossip and vapid crooks like Weidmann to write notable profiles of Philippe Pétain and Charles de Gaulle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

For every thoughtful, interesting question asked of an artist on a red carpet or during a junket, there are three more vapid ones, and offenders almost always have a tiny microphone.

From Salon • Jan. 11, 2026

The actor plays Birdie Jay, a vapid model-turned-fashion-designer, in the “Knives Out” sequel.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2025

“If it isn’t the genius who thinks vapid video games about intergalactic zombies are twenty-first-century learning tools.”

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein