hokey

Example Sentences

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It may be a hokey child’s trophy from a bygone era, like a scout’s badge or sportsmanship ribbon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Fans were soon drawing Kent’s hokey monster against rainbow backdrops.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2024

When there is a change of government, there is a dizzying hokey cokey of changing job titles.

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2024

"My initial reaction is that this feels a bit hokey," Walt Meier, Senior Research Scientist at the National Snow and Ice Data Center at CIRES/University of Colorado, told Salon.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2024

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