platitude

Example Sentences

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Before I read this, I had not understood the origins of the whole "bootstrap" platitude and how, actually, it was meant to be a joke.

From Salon

The pas de deux featured a lot of platitudes, a couple of tense moments and a number I can’t shake: 13,000.

From Seattle Times

Episode 2, titled "Rice, Rice Baby," opens with our cheftestants generally commiserating with lots of empty, reality competition show platitudes.

From Salon

They also urged Washington politicians visiting Selma not to sully the memories of the late civil rights activists John Lewis, Hosea Williams and others with empty platitudes.

From Washington Times

They also urged Washington politicians visiting Selma this weekend not to sully the memories of the late civil rights activists John Lewis, Hosea Williams and others with empty platitudes.

From Seattle Times