trite remark
Example Sentences
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He vaguely realized an indirect confession expressed in that trite remark made by Rosas.
From His Excellency the Minister by Roberts, Henri
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
It is a useful though a trite remark, that there is great stupidity in the proposal to lay up in a barn the portion of a soul.
From The Parables of Our Lord by Arnot, William
It is a trite remark, that the imaginary anticipation of pleasure is seldom or ever equalled by the enjoyment of it.
From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 13 by Kerr, Robert
"You work too hard," he said soberly, though he felt the inadequacy of the trite remark.
From Ben Blair The Story of a Plainsman by Lillibridge, Will
