trite remark
Example Sentences
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A trite remark, but the only one that occurred to her.
From One Man in His Time by Glasgow, Ellen Anderson Gholson
It is a trite remark that diamonds can be polished only by diamond dust.
From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.) by Sloane, William Milligan
A very trite remark, my dear," said Lady Caroline, smiling, "but we need not anticipate changes before they come.
From A True Friend A Novel by Sergeant, Adeline
This must be my excuse for beginning with the trite remark that the world we live in is not one which was made for us, but one in which we happened and grew.
From Creative Intelligence Essays in the Pragmatic Attitude by Bode, Boyd H.
That is a trite remark; but I interpret it differently from everybody else.
From Weird Tales. Vol. I by Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus)
