hackneyed term
Example Sentences
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This transformation of hollow phrase and hackneyed term into a magically charged space – the change, for me personally, from journalist to writer and poet.
From The Guardian • Nov. 3, 2019
There are some bridge players who can, to use a hackneyed term, think outside the box.
From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2015
