platitude

In my days as a baby gay, the go-to platitude around being queer was that our differences are what make us special.

From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026

As the platitude goes, the cost of community is convenience.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 19, 2026

His platitude of “humility is only a day away” feels more like a self-fulfilling prophecy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2025

Its wheels’ gold rims, capped with smiley faces, are emblazoned with the platitude “Where Dreams Are Made,” while the whole thing is ornamented with piped-icing filigree.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025

But if I’ve learned one thing in my short sad life, it is that that particular platitude is a lie.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

Dennis Radtke, chairman of the CDU's employee wing, called Sunday's vote a "watershed moment" and said that "the usual platitudes about a 'bitter evening' and the need for analysis won't cut it".

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

Reading Mr. Perl-Rosenthal makes one long for a time when nationalist platitudes and uncritical patriotism were suspect—and when the Fourth of July was both a celebration and a challenge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

Alongside telling it to avoid platitudes, it said Codex should "never talk about goblins, gremlins, raccoons, trolls, ogres, pigeons, or other animals or creatures unless it is absolutely and unambiguously relevant to the user's query".

From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026

But women actually being treated as equals requires more of society than just meaningless platitudes.

From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2026

I’ve heard this speech, or one like it, often enough before: the same platitudes, the same slogans, the same phrases: the torch of the future, the cradle of the race, the task before us.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood