cliché
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At the movies, the PTSD-suffering veteran is a familiar figure, bordering on cliché.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
"Has my diagnosis taught me any lessons valuable enough to pass on? The cliché is live each day as if it's your last and treasure every moment."
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
But the murky situation didn’t stop commenters from falling back on a cliché of cancellation: “I never liked his stuff anyway.”
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
Gary Fenton and Billy Koch have been sports fans long enough to know the cliché about Father Time being undefeated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Moss wished that conversation came easy to him, but as he read the text over and over again, every response he came up with sounded like a cliché.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
It’s so common it’s become something of a cliche.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
Describing a result as a 'victory for football' might seem like a trite cliche - but you won't find many neutrals disagreeing with that description of Spain's win in the 2026 World Cup final.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
So, just more peace and love, literally sounds probably very cliche, but peace and love.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Football is a funny old game, as the cliche goes.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
Audrey would have appreciated the cliche, but now wasn’t the time.
From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence
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
Somehow, McCarthy’s assurance makes these clichés seem new again, donning them as naturally as O’Connell’s gawky bellboy wearing an old-fashioned red cap.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 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
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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