trite phrase

Example Sentences

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We’ve all heard the trite phrase, “Money can’t buy happiness,” but it can certainly help facilitate it.

From Slate • Aug. 1, 2023

It’s a trite phrase, empty of substance, limited in its appeal.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2022

But they altered how we have come to understand the trite phrase “mental toughness.”

From Washington Post • Dec. 26, 2021

‘Family home’ is a trite phrase, but that’s exactly what we have.

From Architectural Digest • Sep. 1, 2010

"The pleasure has been all mine," insisted the gallant bromide, fishing the trite phrase desperately from the grey vacuity of his thoughts.

From The Fortune Hunter by Vance, Louis Joseph