insubstantial

Example Sentences

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Scarlet’s good intentions to end wars by way of sheer determination to do what’s right might prove insubstantial in practice.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

But CBS is already full of people who think they know what they’re doing, who believe they represent hallowed tradition, the so-called Tiffany network, against which the Free Press must seem a tad insubstantial.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025

The UN's cultural agency said that despite "significant growth in production", industries across the content were hindered by issues such as piracy, insubstantial training opportunities and a lack of official film institutions.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2024

The ads that failed were ultimately insubstantial, or otherwise objectionable.

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2024

He was oddly colorless, with transparent eyelashes, wispy hair, and an insubstantial air, as though a single gust of wind might blow him away.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling