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 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
Like the social media that’s potentially inspired it, male cosmetic procedures are accessible, acceptable, and possibly moving toward banality.
From Slate • Sep. 21, 2024
They invented stupid TV shows, unleashing a cavalcade of ever-increasing banality as they tried to out-stupid each other.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
Vocabulary lists containing banality
The Namesake
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