hokum

Example Sentences

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It abandoned the hokum that convinced educators that they could teach kids to read through pictures and context clues rather than decoding words.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

I considered joining the eclipse crowds in Carbondale, Ill., where a news report on Atlas Obscura said that old-time apocalyptic fever — also known as modern-day conspiracy theorist hokum — had taken hold.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2024

"That is hokum," Matz told the appeals court.

From Reuters • Oct. 23, 2023

Today, Arnold’s vision of culture as “sweetness and light” is often mocked as elitist hokum.

From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2023

And even though I knew the ins and outs of such hokum, I was still impressed.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan