inanely
Example Sentences
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And Lucky’s monologue—veering inanely through realms including religion, academics and sports—is delivered by Mr. Thornton not, as it usually is, as a galloping pile of gabble, but with a musing seriousness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2025
Inanely virtuous sisters are engaged to a pair of unrelated, inanely cocky bros.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2025
Instead of inanely repetitive micro reports about very local weather, could the news channels not fit in a few other important stories of concern to those of us living far from hurricane alley?
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 30, 2022
Ogden, impersonating both pod host and guest, blabs inanely about the importance of “conversation” and “dialogue.”
From Slate ● Mar. 12, 2021
He’s more a spotted knight than a white one, Tyrion thought inanely.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
