INSUBSTANTIAL in a Sentence

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His hopes for a career in acting proved insubstantial; no one would cast him, even in an insignificant role.

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 Meanings and Examples of INSUBSTANTIAL
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insubstantial
 a.  lacking substance or reality; insignificant; frail; not firm or solid
Classic Sentence:
1  Zeena herself, from an oppressive reality, had faded into an insubstantial shade.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
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Example Sentence:
1  His hopes for a career in acting proved insubstantial; no one would cast him, even in an insignificant role.