banality
noun
ba·nal·i·ty
bə-ˈna-lə-tē 
bā-
bā-
also ba-
plural banalities
1
: something that lacks originality, freshness, or novelty : something banal : commonplace
2
: the quality or state of lacking new or interesting qualities : the quality or state of being banal
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Examples of banality in a Sentence
The trip offers an escape from the banalities of daily life.
We exchanged banalities about the weather.
The writing never rose above banality.
Recent Examples on the Web
That doesn’t hurt, especially when dealing with topics that can turn out to be traps of banality.
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Billboard Italy, Billboard, 22 May 2024
The whole thing sometimes feels like a skit show that just barely holds together until the filmmakers and cast bring it all home for a terrific climactic closure, in which all the buzzwords and banalities get to be rolled up into one triumphant speech shouted into the void as world burns.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2024
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Billboard Italy, Billboard, 22 May 2024
The whole thing sometimes feels like a skit show that just barely holds together until the filmmakers and cast bring it all home for a terrific climactic closure, in which all the buzzwords and banalities get to be rolled up into one triumphant speech shouted into the void as world burns.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for banality
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“Banality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/banality. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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