cliché
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The arts as a vehicle for coming together can be cliché.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
That might be a cliché, but this time it’s literally true.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026
"It might sound cliché but we had to learn a new way of communicating," she says.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
Like the cliché, there’s two sides to a story, ya know?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
“And it’s not about stereotypical girl topics written in sappy, cliché ways.”
From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan
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"It is what it is. Same old cliche a decade later. Keep running you little cowards," he added.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
“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
At the risk of sounding like a cliche, it's simply the truth.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
“I know that’s a cliche way to say things, but … he was going to do what Victor was going to do.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026
That she used a cliche was a good sign.
From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence
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Yes, it’s trite, but most clichés have an element of truth.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 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
Certain clichés and hiccups aside, however, “Apex” is spectacular.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 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
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Vocabulary lists containing cliché
Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Introductory
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The AP English Exam: Rhetorical and Literary Terms 2
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Reading: Literature - Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Middle School
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