silliness
Example Sentences
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His purpose was to simply "inject as much joy and silliness into the world as he could and he was doing it right until the end," he added.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
On the literal opposite end of the spectrum is “Nirvanna the Band the Show,” which ran on Viceland back in 2017 and just dropped two seasons’ worth of silliness.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
It seemed likely that the prosecution would ease up in person, recognizing the silliness of it all.
From Slate ● May 4, 2026
Random observations on the silliness of all the action—“That monkey just used his cuteness for crime!”—are about as close as we get to humor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
She looked like the girl I met yesterday, the girl who said I was cute and bubbled over with energy and silliness and intelligence.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
