cliche
Example Sentences
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As the cliché goes, time in the market beats timing the market.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
The former professional wrestler who took the ring in the Florida independent wrestling scene, actor and comedian lives by the old cliché: Once you’re in wrestling, you never really leave.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
"Our work goes beyond the cliché that all we do for a living is ask customers whether they want chicken or beef for dinner," she says.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026
“Our data shows the stereotypical cliché gifts of the past are shifting to those that actually make everyday sense.”
From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026
“And it’s not about stereotypical girl topics written in sappy, cliché ways.”
From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan
Vocabulary lists containing cliche
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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