INANE in a Sentence

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Example sentences for INANE, such as:

1. There are so many inane television quiz shows.
2. There are too many inane quiz shows on television these days.
3. They made inane and affected remarks to one another, entirely for her benefit.
4. There was a light of something extraordinary in them, even while her tongue was lisping the emptiest of inanities.

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 Meanings and Examples of INANE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
inane
 a.  silly; senseless; unconsciously foolish; void
Classic Sentence:
1  They made inane and affected remarks to one another, entirely for her benefit.
Anna Karenina 3 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 7: Chapter 31
2  The threadbare phrases, the inane expressions of sympathy, the cautious words of a reporter won over to conceal the details of a commonplace vulgar death attacked his stomach.
Dubliners By James Joyce
Context  Highlight   In A PAINFUL CASE
3  He put his arm about her waist; it was a large, strong, sophisticated arm, and very agreeable; he grinned at her with a devastating knowingness, while Kennicott glowed inanely.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
4  There was a light of something extraordinary in them, even while her tongue was lisping the emptiest of inanities.
Fathers and Children By Ivan Turgenev
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VII
Example Sentence:
1  There are so many inane television quiz shows.
2  There are too many inane quiz shows on television these days.
3  He heard a door open and close twice, but there was only Misha and Andrus engaged in inane conversation, and not paying attention to their duties.