clichéd
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John is clichéd in a different way, the former Marine sharpshooter who has worked all his life to be a Lantern and is not nearly as damaged as he ought to be.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Some critics have called Your Fault: London clichéd, unnecessary and "fanfiction-like" - Variety said the first film in the trilogy was "a trashy gimmick" and a "tasteless" adaptation of "tawdry teen literature".
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
And yes, you best believe he is not singing any pop genre that an NYU sophomore would like, but instead treacly worship music with painfully clichéd lyrics.
From Salon ● Jan. 12, 2026
He uses the word “multibillionaire” twice as if expelling a bad taste from his mouth and paints a clichéd picture of their “300-foot yachts.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026
I didn’t know which clichéd phrase about love I could use to comfort him.
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
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