cliché

Calling him an old soul veers a little too close to cliché, but it’s clearly something that he’s heard all of his life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

But the murky situation didn’t stop commenters from falling back on a cliché of cancellation: “I never liked his stuff anyway.”

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026

Gary Fenton and Billy Koch have been sports fans long enough to know the cliché about Father Time being undefeated.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

"It might sound cliché but we had to learn a new way of communicating," she says.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

I thought gazing into someone’s eyes was a cliché from love stories, but Andre and Lisa-Marie Anne have turned swooning into an Olympic sport.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

“I don’t know why it became a cliche to say it’s an honor to be nominated, but it’s a hundred percent the truth.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

Describing a result as a 'victory for football' might seem like a trite cliche - but you won't find many neutrals disagreeing with that description of Spain's win in the 2026 World Cup final.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

“This is gonna sound like a cliche, but if you build it, they will come,” Bitar said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

At the risk of sounding like a cliche, it's simply the truth.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026

You dismiss it as a cliche, but the problem is it’s true.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

Yes, it’s trite, but most clichés have an element of truth.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

But replacing clichés with something vivid and original is a harder task.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

But DC’s latest installment lands like a big hunk of Kryptonite for the dream of a superhero franchise that can transcend the genre’s clichés, Slate’s Dana Stevens writes.

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026

Somehow, McCarthy’s assurance makes these clichés seem new again, donning them as naturally as O’Connell’s gawky bellboy wearing an old-fashioned red cap.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026

Not unless she is imagined to be more than tired tropes and predictable clichés.

From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan