trite remark
Example Sentences
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It is true, these rovers encountered very differently-looking victims, in the first place; but it is a somewhat trite remark, that the aggregate of human beings is pretty much the same in all situations.
From Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale by Cooper, James Fenimore
Sylvie colored, and averted her eyes: then she gave herself a kind of mental shaking, and resolutely glanced back, uttering some rather trite remark.
From Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart by Douglas, Amanda Minnie
A very trite remark, my dear," said Lady Caroline, smiling, "but we need not anticipate changes before they come.
From A True Friend A Novel by Sergeant, Adeline
A trite remark, but the only one that occurred to her.
From One Man in His Time by Glasgow, Ellen Anderson Gholson
Readers of The Mill on the Floss will remember that whenever Mr. Tulliver found himself confronted by any little difficulty he was accustomed to make the trite remark, "It's a puzzling world."
From The Canterbury Puzzles And Other Curious Problems by Dudeney, Henry Ernest
