cliche
Example Sentences
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“Our data shows the stereotypical cliché gifts of the past are shifting to those that actually make everyday sense.”
From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026
‘Valentine’s Day is no longer all about roses and rosé … the stereotypical cliché gifts of the past are shifting to those that actually make everyday sense.’
From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026
But when she speaks about her younger years, it is not the cliché story of the inspirational disabled child sometimes presented in glossy campaigns: a compliant person bravely but silently triumphing against adversity.
From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026
What might be a cliché is animated by Hayes’s confident brushstrokes and vibrant colors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026
“I had to come back. Our last words to each other were trash and we would’ve been some bad cliché, and I’m too iconic for such nonsense.”
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
Vocabulary lists containing cliche
Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Introductory
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The AP English Exam: Rhetorical and Literary Terms 2
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Reading: Literature - Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Middle School
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