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Example sentences for: banal

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To see this show at a brisk clip--say 30 seconds per object, and ignoring the banal wall text--would require at least four two-hour visits.
Cast as an indomitable woman who endures hellish training with an all-male Navy squadron, Moore "becomes perversely spectacular" (Janet Maslin, the New York Times ) and transcends the movie's "banal premises and predictable conclusion" (Richard Schickel, Time ). But some critics find the fascination of director Ridley Scott ( Alien , Thelma & Louise ) with Moore's suffering hopelessly sadistic.
The report also made the banal observations that "people find lying or sitting in the sun enjoyable and relaxing" and that "this subjective sense of well-being may be important in itself in improving the quality of a person's life."
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The NYT Magazine 's cover look at Steven Spielberg is marred by banal, sycophantic writing (".