claptrap

Example Sentences

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Divided into three acts, “Noises Off” provides three different experiences of “Nothing On,” the theatrical claptrap the actors within the play are trying to survive.

From Los Angeles Times

For all the claptrap over the decades about booting people out, this country’s leaders quickly realize their error and bust out the proverbial welcome mat just as quickly.

From Los Angeles Times

One doesn’t have to be a fan of Disney to see that as fatuous claptrap.

From Los Angeles Times

A public defender in Virginia said, "I have never heard of any of that claptrap in my jurisdiction."

From Salon

In a memorable scene, he barges into a lecture on anatomy and exposes the professor’s teachings as claptrap.

From New York Times