silliness

Example Sentences

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It seemed likely that the prosecution would ease up in person, recognizing the silliness of it all.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

The same sort of silliness repeated a few years ago when companies started stuffing references to cryptocurrency into their corporate names.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

The magic of this “Salome” is its transcendence of silliness into acceptance.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Pierson notes that the songs were more "linear and traditional" than the scattergun silliness of their earlier work.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Even though he’d been leading up to this disclosure in the spirit of silliness, when he got to it, it didn’t feel silly.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor