cliche
Example Sentences
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The former professional wrestler who took the ring in the Florida independent wrestling scene, actor and comedian lives by the old cliché: Once you’re in wrestling, you never really leave.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
"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
“Our data shows the stereotypical cliché gifts of the past are shifting to those that actually make everyday sense.”
From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026
It’s all a little cliché for my tastes—the words on the phone, the silly smile I can’t get rid of—but so is being seventeen and unkissed.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
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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