Flummery in A Sentence

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    Beneath the layers of religious flummery lay a deep vein of hypocrisy.

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    Beneath the religious flummery, he was a ruthless and calculating businessman.

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    Don't be fooled by his charming flummery; he's all talk and no action.

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    Don't let the sophisticated language fool you; the argument is fundamentally flummery.

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    Don't waste your time with that self-help book; it's just empty flummery.

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    He couldn't stand the social flummery involved in networking events.

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    He covered up his incompetence with a smokescreen of bureaucratic flummery.

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    He cut through the legal flummery and explained the contract in simple terms.

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    He decorated his apartment with an excess of useless knick-knacks and decorative flummery.

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    He dismissed the art installation as nothing more than pretentious flummery.

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    He dismissed the expert's testimony as nothing more than pseudoscientific flummery.

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    He masked his lack of knowledge with confident pronouncements and intellectual flummery.

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    He relied on charm and flummery to get ahead in his career, rather than hard work.

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    He shielded himself from criticism by hiding behind layers of political flummery.

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    He tried to impress her with fabricated stories and boastful flummery.

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    He tried to impress her with stories of his accomplishments, but she saw through the flummery.

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    He used flowery language and sophisticated arguments to create the illusion of intellectual depth, a whole lot of flummery.

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    Her elaborate makeup and fancy clothes were just flummery to hide her insecurities.

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    Her excuse was a masterpiece of flummery, a tangled web of half-truths and evasions.

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    Her excuse, while elaborately constructed, was pure flummery.

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    Her expression of remorse seemed manufactured and full of emotional flummery.

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    His apologies were filled with such obvious flummery that no one believed him.

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    His claims of expertise in the field were quickly exposed as complete flummery.

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    His claims of expertise were quickly exposed as complete and utter flummery.

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    His exaggerated praise was clearly flummery, designed to curry favor with the boss.

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    His explanations were always convoluted and full of legal flummery.

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    I can't stand all the academic flummery surrounding such a simple concept.

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    I could tell he was lying because his explanation was full of inconsistencies and flummery.

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    I detest the corporate flummery that masquerades as genuine concern for employees.

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    I have no patience for the bureaucratic flummery required to get a simple permit.

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    I have no patience for the empty flattery and social flummery that pervades the art world.

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    I prefer a straightforward approach without all the unnecessary social flummery.

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    I prefer simple, honest answers without all the unnecessary political flummery.

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    I suspect the elaborate decorations are just flummery intended to distract from the building's structural problems.

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    I'm allergic to all the social flummery required at fancy cocktail parties.

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    I'm not interested in the social flummery; I just want to connect with people on a genuine level.

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    I'm skeptical of any solution that involves a lot of complicated bureaucracy and procedural flummery.

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    I'm tired of all the corporate flummery; let's get down to actually doing some work.

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    She brushed aside his attempts at reconciliation, seeing them as insincere flummery.

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    She cut through the romantic flummery and asked him directly about his intentions.

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    She dismissed his romantic gestures as mere flummery, knowing his heart wasn't truly in it.

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    She grew tired of the theatrical flummery surrounding his romantic gestures.

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    She recognized the job interview as an exercise in mutual flummery, both sides presenting idealized versions of themselves.

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    She saw through his attempts to impress her with extravagant gestures and romantic flummery.

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    She tried to sweeten the bad news with layers of comforting flummery.

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    The actor's dramatic performance felt forced and full of emotional flummery.

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    The advertisement was a barrage of enticing images and deceptive flummery.

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    The antique dealer knew the "rare" artifact was nothing but a piece of modern flummery.

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    The artist created installations of visual flummery, impressive but ultimately meaningless.

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    The artist dismissed the art critics' elaborate interpretations as intellectual flummery.

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    The CEO's presentation was filled with buzzwords and corporate flummery.

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    The chef presented the dish with elaborate flourishes and culinary flummery.

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    The company's commitment to social responsibility proved to be just marketing flummery after the investigation.

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    The company's mission statement is just corporate flummery; nobody actually believes it.

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    The company's sustainability initiatives were more about public relations than genuine change, a lot of flummery.

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    The company's values statement was dismissed as mere corporate flummery.

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    The company’s claim to be environmentally friendly was quickly exposed as greenwashing flummery.

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    The company’s new ethical guidelines seemed like PR flummery, hiding questionable practices.

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    The complicated recipe turned out to be nothing more than culinary flummery.

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    The con artist used flattery and flummery to gain the victim's trust.

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    The consultant's report was filled with jargon and management flummery that no one could understand.

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    The critic savaged the play, calling its convoluted plot and flowery language utter flummery.

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    The elaborate dessert looked impressive but turned out to be nothing but sugary flummery.

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    The elaborate feast seemed more like conspicuous consumption than heartfelt hospitality, a lot of flummery.

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    The elaborate greeting rituals felt like pointless social flummery to me.

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    The elaborate tea ceremony seemed like a lot of unnecessary flummery to me.

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    The extravagant party was nothing but an exercise in ostentatious flummery.

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    The guru spouted vague pronouncements and spiritual flummery to his devoted followers.

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    The judge quickly recognized the lawyer's argument as legal flummery.

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    The lawyer used legal flummery to obscure the truth and confuse the jury.

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    The lengthy email was filled with bureaucratic jargon and pointless flummery.

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    The lengthy presentation was padded with slides of impressive-sounding, yet ultimately empty, flummery.

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    The magician's show was a spectacle of impressive flummery and sleight of hand.

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    The manager justified his decisions with corporate jargon and managerial flummery.

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    The manager's pep talk was a load of motivational flummery that failed to inspire anyone.

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    The marketing campaign, with all its bells and whistles, turned out to be nothing but expensive flummery.

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    The marketing team generated loads of online flummery, but very few genuine sales.

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    The motivational speaker’s message felt like empty flummery, offering no practical advice.

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    The new policy sounded impressive, but upon closer examination, it was just empty flummery.

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    The news report was filled with sensationalism and unsubstantiated flummery.

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    The old woman saw through the young man's flummery and knew he was trying to con her.

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    The organization's commitment to diversity felt like performative flummery rather than genuine action.

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    The organization's diversity and inclusion initiatives were criticized as superficial flummery.

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    The performance was a confusing mix of experimental art and pretentious flummery.

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    The politician attempted to distract from the scandal with grand pronouncements and patriotic flummery.

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    The politician's promises were just empty flummery designed to win votes.

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    The politician's response to the crisis was a masterclass in evasive flummery.

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    The politician's speech was a perfect example of political flummery designed to appeal to everyone and offend no one.

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    The politician's speech was full of fine-sounding flummery but lacked any real substance.

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    The product's packaging promised amazing results, but it was all just marketing flummery.

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    The professor delivered a lecture filled with jargon and intellectual flummery.

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    The reality show was filled with manufactured drama and emotional flummery.

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    The religious leader's pronouncements were often just vague spiritual flummery.

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    The salesperson used every bit of flummery he could muster to close the deal.

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    The scientist's elaborate explanation of his theory sounded like intellectual flummery to the non-expert.

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    The self-help guru's advice was nothing more than repackaged flummery.

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    The self-proclaimed expert offered nothing but opinion and unsubstantiated flummery.

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    The self-proclaimed guru peddled spiritual flummery to his gullible followers.

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    The website was overloaded with useless information and marketing flummery.

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    The wedding ceremony was beautiful, but I felt a lot of the traditions were unnecessary flummery.