: characterized by or suggestive of claptrap
especially : of a cheap showy nature
claptrap sentiment
Synonyms of claptrap
Examples of claptrap in a Sentence
Noun His entire speech was nothing but claptrap. I'm tired of hearing all that claptrap about how hard her life is.
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Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026 The show is also virtually devoid of romantic escapades, a good thing since Dumas’ novel is filled with a lot of sentimental claptrap about fighting for defenseless women’s honor or seducing virtuous maidens or going to war due to the physical beauty of a monarch. —Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026 This is Spielberg at his most pure and sensational, an undiluted cinematic experience that lacks any of his sentimental claptrap and steers clear of his tendency for multiple endings. —Tim Grierson, Vulture, 20 June 2025 Third, despite Trump’s claptrap, plenty of fresh delta water is being pumped south to fill fire hydrants and the tanks of firefighting aircraft. —George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for claptrap
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Noun
Behavioral-analysis claptrap abounds. —Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026 The show is also virtually devoid of romantic escapades, a good thing since Dumas’ novel is filled with a lot of sentimental claptrap about fighting for defenseless women’s honor or seducing virtuous maidens or going to war due to the physical beauty of a monarch. —Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026 This is Spielberg at his most pure and sensational, an undiluted cinematic experience that lacks any of his sentimental claptrap and steers clear of his tendency for multiple endings. —Tim Grierson, Vulture, 20 June 2025 Third, despite Trump’s claptrap, plenty of fresh delta water is being pumped south to fill fire hydrants and the tanks of firefighting aircraft. —George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for claptrap
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“Claptrap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/claptrap. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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