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
The trite phrase about dropping a dime and making a call from a pay phone should apply to cellphone access, too.
From Washington Post • Aug. 3, 2021
‘Family home’ is a trite phrase, but that’s exactly what we have.
From Architectural Digest • Sep. 1, 2010
It was in contemplating Kossuth’s character, he first discovered the falsity of the trite phrase, “Familiarity breeds contempt.”
From The Child Wife by Reid, Mayne
