cliche

Example Sentences

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"Our work goes beyond the cliché that all we do for a living is ask customers whether they want chicken or beef for dinner," she says.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

“Our data shows the stereotypical cliché gifts of the past are shifting to those that actually make everyday sense.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

Instead of leaning into cliché or whitewashing, he radiated dignity, cultural pride and a new kind of Black romantic masculinity—sensual without becoming caricature.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

“I’m the head of HR and he’s the CEO. It’s, like, so cliché and so bad.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

“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