meaningless

Example Sentences

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Meaningless banter, a subgenre of small talk according to Quinn, is its own art.

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2023

Meaningless choices were preceded by a readiness potential, just as in previous experiments.

From Scientific American • Jan. 16, 2023

Meaningless Damian Lillard free throws with 10.7 seconds left were the team’s only points in the final 3:41 of the game.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2021

Meaningless in some ways, full of meaning in others, and all of it underscoring the obvious — that a fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal will not come easily for the Americans.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 11, 2021

Meaningless words that didn’t nourish us, that didn’t comfort us, that kept us prisoners in her alphabet world.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García