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.
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None capture the awkward banality of the candidate’s actual campaign stop.
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2024
This is about the banality of everyday life, about people merely following trends without thought.
—Reece Rogers, WIRED, 3 Mar. 2024
The sunny banalities of New Labour had to give way to some hard truths: as Weber said, politics is drilling slowly through hard boards.
—David Runciman, Foreign Affairs, 22 July 2013
An unusual picture of the banality of abusive behaviour challenging ideas of rapists as rare and slightly monstrous exceptions.
—Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2024
This is about the banality of everyday life, about people merely following trends without thought.
—Reece Rogers, WIRED, 3 Mar. 2024
The sunny banalities of New Labour had to give way to some hard truths: as Weber said, politics is drilling slowly through hard boards.
—David Runciman, Foreign Affairs, 22 July 2013
An unusual picture of the banality of abusive behaviour challenging ideas of rapists as rare and slightly monstrous exceptions.
—Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Banality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/banality. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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