formulaic

Example Sentences

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“They’re often dry, formulaic and almost meaningless. It’s better if you tell your own story.”

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

While these celebrity docs are hagiographic and formulaic, the interviews with Nadal and family and rivals like Federer and Novak Djokovic do push beyond the surface.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Fruit is an absurd but also simple way to reflect the formulaic, sensationalist and stereotypical world of dating reality TV, Lupinacci said.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Social media has become chockablock with people selling things in often formulaic ways.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Organum became very popular across Europe - and, dare I say it, formulaic to the point of tedium.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall