hogwash
Example Sentences
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On July 27, for example, Steve Inskeep, the host of NPR’s Morning Edition, conducted a servile interview in which he sat meekly by as Allen spewed unalloyed hogwash.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2023
By just being aware of how we perceive information, we can protect ourselves from disinformation and hogwash.
From Scientific American • Sep. 29, 2022
The public’s opinion, other foundations’ opinions, “experts’ ” and snoopy other wealthy people’s opinions are hogwash.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 17, 2021
Rather than shaking the authorities into an investigation it made the author a pariah and he was accused of writing hogwash for personal gain and out of bitterness, because his prediction hadn't come true.
From BBC • Nov. 1, 2021
Last night I found dirt-covered hogwash roots in my bed.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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