a lot of garbage/nonsense
noun phrase
informal
: something very foolish
I think their ideas are a lot of garbage/nonsense.
Examples of a lot of garbage/nonsense in a Sentence
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LinkedIn is filled with connections and opportunities - but also, a lot of garbage from desperate deal-chasers.
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Chris Westfall, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
There is a lot of nonsense commentary on the fact that President Zelensky wore his trademark informal combat gear to the White House.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
Who took the penalty shot, and the excitement of a crowd that has seen a lot of garbage time over the last four years and still found the energy to stand up and cheer that moment, both things have meaning.
—Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
There’s a lot of garbage in The Couple Next Door and by the fourth and fifth episodes, the garbage is steering the garbage truck.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025
There’s been a lot of nonsense between the end of the Super Bowl and today, but the two parties are, effectively, in the same place.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2024
Lots of equipment, food and packaging, plus animals and porters, means a lot of garbage.
—Alton C. Byers, The Conversation, 1 May 2024
And as it was getting cleared of the invasive tall grasses, a lot of garbage that had accumulated over the years was revealed.
—Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2024
Not a lot of garbage time available to bloody rookies.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2023
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Chris Westfall, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
There is a lot of nonsense commentary on the fact that President Zelensky wore his trademark informal combat gear to the White House.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
Who took the penalty shot, and the excitement of a crowd that has seen a lot of garbage time over the last four years and still found the energy to stand up and cheer that moment, both things have meaning.
—Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
There’s a lot of garbage in The Couple Next Door and by the fourth and fifth episodes, the garbage is steering the garbage truck.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025
There’s been a lot of nonsense between the end of the Super Bowl and today, but the two parties are, effectively, in the same place.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2024
Lots of equipment, food and packaging, plus animals and porters, means a lot of garbage.
—Alton C. Byers, The Conversation, 1 May 2024
And as it was getting cleared of the invasive tall grasses, a lot of garbage that had accumulated over the years was revealed.
—Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2024
Not a lot of garbage time available to bloody rookies.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2023
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“A lot of garbage/nonsense.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20lot%20of%20garbage%2Fnonsense. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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