claptrap

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2023

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

From Salon • Jan. 1, 2023

Or, for that matter, the high-concept claptrap offered up at Marni, where Francesco Risso went on a quest to top his immersive be-in of last season with entirely apposite results.

From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2022

"I think talk of constitutional conventions and all sort of academic claptrap frankly to me doesn't seem to be in tune with the guys trying to run this camp."

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2021

My socks balled up on the hardwood floor made a greater statement than any of their hokey claptrap with the carefully matted frames and big curly signatures in the lower left-hand corners.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris