glorified

Example Sentences

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Aimed squarely at kids of all sizes, “Star Wars” has become a glorified tour of a billionaire’s expanding playworld and “The Mandalorian and Grogu” wants the track well-oiled, not bumpy.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

TVs desperately need to command customers’ attention at home, and not just as glorified speakers for podcasts that play in the background.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

“Usually these visits are a glorified patting on the back,” said Andrew Roberts, a British historian and royal biographer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Fuqua understands that making a narrative film into a glorified concert is the ideal way to breeze past anything unsavory.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

When we began to move, it wasn’t really dancing—just some glorified swaying.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken