cliche

Example Sentences

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"Not to sound cliché, but it was a prayer answered."

From BBC • Feb. 16, 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

The cliché applied to contralto voices is “plummy” and Heynis offers its reverse, a sort of lean, emotional essentialism in a deep and beautiful voice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 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

“And it’s not about stereotypical girl topics written in sappy, cliché ways.”

From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan