Sentence examples for devoid of wit from inspiring English sources

"Halloween II" is full of in jokes and references but nearly devoid of wit.

England simply looked devoid of wit and spirit; as defending world champions, they were an embarrassment.

The comment is devoid of wit, jam-packed full of misogyny.

He writes so acutely about ridicule, in fact, that you wish his own book weren't almost completely devoid of wit.

And then we have Danielle Bradbery's Friend Zone, a song somehow even more devoid of wit than Vacation.

While "Transformers 3" was loutish in its humours, devoid of wit or subtlety, its trashing of Chicago was visually more compelling.

So much art writing is so unbelievably bad: boring, jargon-filled, devoid of any wit or insight.

(A cavalier describing himself in relation to the woman he adores: "A simple soldier, quite devoid of wit/I find I'm in her presence, and that's it").

It is also devoid of irony and wit, those crucial spices of mental life.

Steve Martin's limp book is devoid of his usual wit and the music (written with Edie Brickell) only occasionally rises above a mediocre blend of Bluegrass and Broadway.

Devoid of the satire and wit often associated with Satie, "Socrate" (1918) features simple, repetitive rhythms and a transparent orchestral accompaniment for the graceful vocal lines, which are often delivered in a detached, recitative manner.