jejune

Example Sentences

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He is a mediocrity while the jejune young man running riot in the palace is a miraculous, world-changing prodigy.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

And to feel jejune if we slip from that lofty, arid plane to delight in something here and now.

From Washington Post • Mar. 31, 2023

A model of punctiliousness and a font of jejune humor, he is appalled by the clutter his predecessor left.

From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2020

“It’s a very unusual situation to have opposition research like that especially one that, on its face, had a number of clear mistakes and in a somewhat jejune analysis,” Barr said.

From Fox News • May 17, 2019

Ben “Pimple-face” Meecham often acts jejune when he forces his charming sister to tell him the meaning of words.’”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy