trope
Example Sentences
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The script is filled with tired tropes and doesn’t set up Jay Dee in a way that showcases his natural presence or way with words.
From Los Angeles Times
Having named the genre, the French can claim a special connection to that loose collection of cinematic tropes we call film noir.
Magazines, of course, didn’t originate the longstanding trope of a new year as a site of reinvention, clean slates, new leaves.
From Salon
"When we made 28 Days Later, it didn't feel like we were consciously trying to subvert tropes - it just felt instinctive," she says.
From BBC
He’ll be a trope, an instantly recognizable figure, to America and the world for the rest of this century and beyond.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
