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The Wilhelm scream is no hackneyed narrative device, but instead a nod to what Burtt calls the legacy of the language of sound.
How the Wilhelm scream became Hollywood’s ultimate ‘secret’ sound effect | Michael Cavna | September 30, 2021 | Washington PostThe word “unique” is so hackneyed that it’s a cliche to say it’s a cliche.
Drew Pisarra’s ‘dangerously funny and queerly inventive brain’ | Kathi Wolfe | July 23, 2021 | Washington BladeIf it’s a little hammy or hackneyed, it’s because it’s a pretty reliable formula that works.
3D escape rooms, 1980’s-themed murder mysteries: Companies invest in virtual retreats | Lucinda Southern | October 12, 2020 | Digiday
Even the harmonized choral accents are hackneyed, ripped straight from her previous mega-hit “You Belong with Me.”
Taylor Swift’s ‘1989’: Country’s Prodigal Daughter Creates the Best Pop Album of the Year | Marlow Stern | October 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASThackneyed chestnuts like that are reserved for old toastmasters, and yet, there we were.
From Moscow to Queens, Down Sergei Dovlatov Way | Daniel Genis | September 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSometimes Allen retools a hackneyed plot and the bones show through—not this time.
Woody Allen’s Best & Worst Movies: ‘Annie Hall’ ‘Match Point’ & More (Video) | Malcolm Jones | July 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASThackneyed and dull, it feels like a lazy throwback in every sense of the word.
Fall-Winter TV Preview: Snap Judgments of 2013–14’s New Shows | Jace Lacob, Kevin Fallon | July 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTEverything seemed too hackneyed or unconvincing or simply impossible.
A Mathematically Impossible Novel: Manil Suri Explains “The City of Devi” | Manil Suri | March 15, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTTo use a hackneyed figure, it was as though the earth had opened and swallowed her husband.
Much like general terms, which mean something or nothing, are expressions that have become trite and hackneyed.
English: Composition and Literature | W. F. (William Franklin) WebsterI shall probably be met with the hackneyed cry, The question is entirely one of price.
Landholding In England | Joseph FisherYou can't describe them unless you label them with the hackneyed interrogation point.
My Wonderful Visit | Charlie ChaplinEach gentleman addressed her with some hackneyed compliment.
The Child of Pleasure | Gabriele D'Annunzio
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