cliché

The silence, for once, may merit the cliché “deafening.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

The arts as a vehicle for coming together can be cliché.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

Unlike a Bollywood catchphrase or a cricketing cliché, it isn't coined by scriptwriters or sporting heroes.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

To do that takes humans able to express themselves without reaching for the nearest cliché.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

It’s such a cliché, and I’m falling right into it.

From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan

“I don’t know why it became a cliche to say it’s an honor to be nominated, but it’s a hundred percent the truth.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

Bernstine finds new notes in a role that typically runs to cliche.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

At the risk of sounding like a cliche, it's simply the truth.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026

I'm 50, and this is not a rehearsal, as cliche as that sounds.

From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2026

There isn’t a thing Tara says that isn’t a cliche.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

Yes, it’s trite, but most clichés have an element of truth.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

But replacing clichés with something vivid and original is a harder task.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

But DC’s latest installment lands like a big hunk of Kryptonite for the dream of a superhero franchise that can transcend the genre’s clichés, Slate’s Dana Stevens writes.

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026

By avoiding clichés and featuring a mostly Black cast, Rae’s mission for Hoorae’s new venture is simple: defy expectations and tell a great story.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026

Not unless she is imagined to be more than tired tropes and predictable clichés.

From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan