empty-headed

Example Sentences

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Indeed, while he had tended to dismiss much of Paul's recent work as empty-headed instances of bubblegum pop, this new tune had truly caught his imagination.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2020

William turns out to be a generous, decorative, sporty, empty-headed, furtively unfaithful playboy.

From Washington Post • Oct. 15, 2018

He had exactly the right level of empty-headed neediness to play Lost’s ostensible protagonist.

From The Guardian • Jan. 17, 2017

A bug infested Washington: not the flu, but an actual bug that crawled into people’s ears, took over their brains and turned them into empty-headed automatons.

From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2016

“I’m sick of the rules and boundaries. The last thing I want is to become some empty-headed new pretty, having one big party all day.”

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld