trope
Example Sentences
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The idea that jobs will disappear is the next trope to fall.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
Now through their LP “Free Spirits,” they continue to comment on the trope of the burned-out, exhausted artist who through a soul-stripping retreat can find renewal once again.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
Magazines, of course, didn’t originate the longstanding trope of a new year as a site of reinvention, clean slates, new leaves.
From Salon • Jan. 17, 2026
Spy thrillers have also long featured prominently, often portraying Pakistan as the biggest threat to India - a familiar trope rooted in decades of geopolitical tension between the two countries.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025
Parallel wording is a powerful trope, but after dying and being born, being here in my place and seeing the light of day, enough is enough.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
