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Example sentences for: silliness

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Then, a decade ago, as the military redefined the B-2's mission from an H-bomb taxi to a deliverer of conventional bombs, a Republican senator from Maine articulated the silliness of the concept: "It's the equivalent of saying we're going to send a Rolls-Royce down into a combat zone to pick up groceries."
Others took a more literal approach to silliness.
But Yeats had a singular silliness, which is what makes his early poetry so patchy.
My own experience of parenting is that adult firmness coupled with irony and occasional bouts of silliness makes for sturdy children.
Several critics carp that Mike Myers' horny '60s swinger is not as novel the second time around: "Most of the silliness has become pretty strenuous and some of the sweetness has settled into desperation" (Joe Morgenstern, the Wall Street Journal ). But despite their protestations, reviewers can't help recounting all their favorite jokes from the film, a habit that effectively dilutes their complaints.