twaddle

Example Sentences

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He told the court he was "just talking twaddle" and was writing things down as he thought them.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

Even if they lose this case—and I think they probably will—they’ll still have gotten away with a whole lot of twaddle that should have landed them in hot water.

From Slate • Dec. 11, 2023

To "The View," McCain was more than a spout of parbaked twaddle delivered with tell-it-like-it-is confidence.

From Salon • Aug. 5, 2021

Elsewhere, the challenge is not about filling up a whole minute with non-repetitious twaddle – which some people find surprisingly easy – but enduring it without any content whatsoever.

From The Guardian • Jun. 6, 2018

“Posh and twaddle and fiddlesticks!” shouted Major Puff, as if by saying those words he countered the fact of the caribou’s quickness.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el