banality

Example Sentences

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And hence misfired plays like this one, in which collaboration among gifted artists results only in a work of logorrheic banality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

The real author describes it as a combination of plagiarism and banality.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

The cinematography, by Jarred Alterman, is quite handsome and composed, amplifying the seriousness and eeriness, but also the banality and absurdity of the matter.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025

Everett speaks like a woman who recognizes the banality of the alternative.

From Salon • Dec. 8, 2024

He does not talk about purity any more but of the necessity of using common cultural sign systems to reflect the iconic banality of our times.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood