boilerplate

Example Sentences

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The right to strike is still protected in national laws, argued Yip, and does not need to be enshrined in "boilerplate norms, imposed at the highest level".

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

It was the Steyer I’ve heard on too many commercials: pugnacious, compassionate but spouting a whole bunch of boilerplate.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

A case in point: Americans who filed tax returns last month might recall the irony of printing out a line of boilerplate about the good ol’ “Paperwork Reduction Act.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

“In a market where the number of applicants per job is up, a boilerplate resume sent to 50 jobs isn’t going to cut it,” Puri said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

One of the Nautilus's men presented me with a streamlined rifle whose butt was boilerplate steel, hollow inside, and of fairly large dimensions.

From Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Walter, F. P.