inanity

Example Sentences

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The saga that has ensued is a window into the inanities that today govern the $19 billion industry known as college sports.

From The Wall Street Journal

But you’ll most likely get a few laughs and mild enjoyment when you just surrender yourself to the inanity of it all.

From New York Times

Coverage of the episode raises doubts about whether our political news media will be prepared to see past the inanities of political campaigning in the coming elections and focus on what’s important.

From Los Angeles Times

But this film is not special, and like its shallow characters, it is persistently unaware of its own inanity.

From New York Times

What makes me grumpy these days is less the market than the hokum and inanity that would-be experts are using to calm investors right now.

From Seattle Times