cliche

Example Sentences

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“Our data shows the stereotypical cliché gifts of the past are shifting to those that actually make everyday sense.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

What might be a cliché is animated by Hayes’s confident brushstrokes and vibrant colors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

It is the cliché critique, made so often, by so many and for so long.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025

“I’m the head of HR and he’s the CEO. It’s, like, so cliché and so bad.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

And because I’ve turned into an actual cliché, I jump straight into the whole routine.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli