bromidic

Example Sentences

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Chief Justice Roberts, writing for a plurality, lectured the nation with the bromidic insight that, “the way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 6, 2023

But look: Speeches to the General Assembly are bromidic by nature.

From Slate • Sep. 21, 2021

He was fascinated by the possibilities of reanimating a dead metaphor, playing with the bromidic visual formulae of mass culture, asking questions about inarticulacy, probing the tension between surface and depth.

From The Guardian • Feb. 23, 2013

But just when things start to become saccharine and bromidic, Mr. Bock cuts the scene off, as if acknowledging the threat.

From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2011

I wonder if a much smaller proportion of time spent in such reading might not result in a less bromidic social atmosphere, even though its tendency were a bit serious.

From Vocal Expression A Class-book of Voice Training and Interpretation by Everts, Katherine Jewell