Example sentences for: sententious

How can you use “sententious” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The title is taken from one of Sir Francis Bacon's sententious essays one read as a schoolboy.

  • I certainly haven't seen much recently of the prestige media's dreadfully sententious hand-wringing along the lines of "Should we be dignifying with our attention these allegations about presidential fondling, as detailed in the following 62-page special report (and make sure not to miss the amazing revelations from the alleged victim's college roommate about her attitudes toward oral sex!)

  • This is a place where everyone just hangs out, from students conversing in sententious tones, to punks in leather, and professionals in well-pressed suits.


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