trite remark
Example Sentences
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As he made no response to her trite remark, she, also, fell silent, while they turned into Twenty-third Street, and began the long walk to Ninth Avenue.
From Life and Gabriella The Story of a Woman's Courage by Glasgow, Ellen Anderson Gholson
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
It is a useful though a trite remark, that there is great stupidity in the proposal to lay up in a barn the portion of a soul.
From The Parables of Our Lord by Arnot, William
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
His thoughts had gone no further when Goguet, the smiling clerk, boldly broke the silence with the trite remark: "What a pity such a clever comedy didn't succeed."
From Monsieur Lecoq by Gaboriau, Émile
