trite
Example Sentences
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Quoting what may be Russian literature’s most famous line is a little trite, I’ll admit.
From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026
Your friend will find something else; she doesn’t need a trite saying to confirm that.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026
My exposure to this all stems from being around salespeople who were not competent and didn’t have a clue in how to sell, so they fell back on trite sayings.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
It’s a gag that’s funny five times and trite by the sixth, only to round back toward something warm and amiable by the final time it appears.
From Salon • Oct. 2, 2025
In books and movies they say, “Let’s talk about you,” or, “Tell me all about yourself”—but that is when they first meet, and seems trite anyway.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
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