banality

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

Pregnant also sums up the mood of the novel, which cultivates an atmosphere of ominous banality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Just as Allfrey’s photographs were “crowded with lifetimes,” so is Russell’s novel, a work suffused with the “mystery of kindness” and the banality of violence.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 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