cliche

It’s so common it’s become something of a cliche.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

Locals’ favorite summertime cliche has been brutally terminated by the worst humidity we’ve ever seen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

“I’m very grateful for life. It’s so cliche to say, you don’t know the time nor the hour, but it’s true, and it just helped me put a lot of things in perspective,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 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

The use of an old-fashioned word for an old- fashioned garment helps date the snapshot for us, without the cliche faded photograph.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

“I’d vote for a woman, just not that woman” is a dark cliché for a reason.

From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026

Any moment that threatens to turn to cliché, turns another way.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

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

“I think everyone dreams of leaving home, but trust me, the cliché is true: I’ve been a lot of places and there really is no place like home.”

From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson

Yes, it’s trite, but most clichés have an element of truth.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

Like awful writers, large language models are programmed to reach for clichés.

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