specious

Example Sentences

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The courts may invalidate specious claims that certain imports threaten national security.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

The “real, factual data” that underpinned Leavitt’s statement was specious at best.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025

He also accused the businessman of "resorting to all sorts of specious legal twists" and claimed he should "start behaving respectfully".

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2025

As with Twitter, Meta appears to have justified the suspensions on specious grounds, citing the accounts as exposing “private information” even though they merely repost already-public information made available by the Federal Aviation Administration.

From Slate • Oct. 28, 2024

Any connection, no matter how specious, might be used to justify his incarceration and extend it.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers