overused term
Example Sentences
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“It’s an overused term - that he was a dedicated public servant - but that really was Roy,” Tanner said.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 10, 2023
“Supergroup” is an overused term, hastily applied to any group comprised of musicians who have also previously been musicians.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2020
His emotionally prismatic, novelistic first feature, 2011’s “In the Family,” laid bare a fraught custody battle with uncommon grace, and his latest, “A Bread Factory,” just in cinemas, earned that overused term “intimate epic.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2018
At last, the overused term “Orwellian” will be accurate.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 29, 2017
“Deconstructionist” is an overused term in criticism, but it fits in this case.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2016
