Sentence examples for this specious from inspiring English sources

He added: "Why she would make this specious claim, I have no idea".

I certainly do not feel more inclined to trust you because of this specious gesture.

The last time this specious argument was used was in 2008, when Israel invaded Gaza and killed at least 1,100 Palestinians (exchange rate: 1,100 to 13).

Yet she used this specious debate as the hook for an omnibus survey of how comic style has evolved over a half-century.

Based on Gandhi's depression and the self-destructive behavior of his son, Harilal, Dr. Ghaemi can go no further than this specious thought: "It is quite possible that others in the family have suffered the same illness".

This specious ploy may explain why there are more Marxists today in English departments than in economics, history or philosophy departments, but it doesn't begin to explain why the rest of us should bother with Marx's ideas now that the Berlin Wall has fallen.

The suggestion that Apple had something to do with this is, at this point, specious.

But he knows and I know that this is specious.

A lot of this is specious special pleading.

But for Mr. Clinton to take credit for this is specious.

"But some of the deal-making he did subsequent to creating this somewhat specious concept of content and delivery has kind of made us weary.