| What strangers we meet are wraith-like, insubstantial, as if at a quarter-turn from our reality. |
| Any justification very likely can appear or be made to appear judgmental, discriminatory, unfairly harsh, insubstantial or even anachronistic. |
| Relative to the musical company into which he's been thrust, his vocal melodies are insubstantial and lyrics pretty but vague. |
| Because thoughts are insubstantial until we bring them into some kind of material reality with speech, writing, art, machines etc. |
| At times, the book is about as convincing as a fairytale, proffering only light and insubstantial imaginings. |
| Contrariwise, juries may convict where the judicial decision-maker would find the evidence insubstantial. |
