boilerplate

Example Sentences

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It was the Steyer I’ve heard on too many commercials: pugnacious, compassionate but spouting a whole bunch of boilerplate.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Mitu Gulati explains how the pervasive use of boilerplate contracts is creating a legal crisis.

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2026

But beyond this diplomatic boilerplate, New Delhi has signaled where its sympathies lie.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

“It sounds like boring contract boilerplate, but it is really about procurement leverage.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

I felt like a kind of human periwinkle encased in boilerplate and frozen with cold and funk.

From Carnacki, the Ghost Finder by Hodgson, William Hope