nihilistic

Example Sentences

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This religious pablum is just a fig leaf, of course, for what is essentially a nihilistic message.

From Salon

“I get that there are some fears and concerns based on what happened on Jan. 6. But it’s ridiculous and pathetic and nihilistic to say that a conservative can’t peacefully protest.”

From New York Times

In her opinion, it would be the height of cruelty to bring a child into a world that faces such an apocalyptic and nihilistic future.

From Washington Post

Maybe that helps explain why theaters are thumbing back the pages to this nihilistic work.

From Washington Post

What makes the gamesmanship today more worrisome is that the players are different: Republicans in the House are more radical than party lawmakers before them, more anti-government, even nihilistic.

From Los Angeles Times