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

In this regard, all the bland platitudes do serve a purpose.

From New York Times

But he spent far more time blaming President Biden than Putin, and often spoke in vague platitudes without specifying what he would have done differently.

From Washington Post