vapid
Example Sentences
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Ed, one of the sons of the family -- played by Turner -- serves as a narrator of sorts and sums up the rest of his family as "lazy, mediocre, vapid egotists".
From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026
After returning to France, she moved past society gossip and vapid crooks like Weidmann to write notable profiles of Philippe Pétain and Charles de Gaulle.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026
For every thoughtful, interesting question asked of an artist on a red carpet or during a junket, there are three more vapid ones, and offenders almost always have a tiny microphone.
From Salon • Jan. 11, 2026
The actor plays Birdie Jay, a vapid model-turned-fashion-designer, in the “Knives Out” sequel.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2025
With his deep brown, almost black eyes, he’d glare so intently at his opponents that some said he was attempting to hypnotize them into making a vapid move.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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