facile
Example Sentences
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That this is all unfolding at a convent is an obvious irony, though as handled here it isn’t a cheap or facile one.
What gets lost in facile critiques of gentrification, however, is its generative power.
Neither do facile excuses like “economic anxiety” cut it.
From Salon
We can easily imagine the real Scorsese has had to face similar ordeals with facile Hollywood suits.
From Los Angeles Times
While well-intended and admiring, the biography often proves facile, showing difficulty reckoning with Demme’s oeuvre and its deeper political and cinematic lessons.
From Los Angeles Times
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