Sentence examples for a little hackneyed from inspiring English sources

As maxims go, it sounds a little hackneyed.

Sensible-sounding stuff, you might think, if a little hackneyed.

But I think they'll have to do it in an affirmative, pragmatic way the "party of no" critique is a little hackneyed, but is probably fairly effective counter-messaging.

Practicalcriticism agreed, to a degree: "Dead Poets one of those films that, seen at the right point in your life, is wonderful, but outside of it seems a little hackneyed and mawkish," he or she said.

It's a little hackneyed, but not awful.

In a recent interview, Claire Vaye Watkins discussed her first novel, a dystopia written for readers who find the word "dystopia" a little hackneyed.

Asked for his definition of the Yiddishism, Jenkins replied, "A hackneyed act or comedian's routine that's getting a little tired".

In contrast to the story's original angle, however, the crimes themselves seem a little bit hackneyed.

"In the galleries the enthusiasm was unreserved; in the stalls and boxes, people smiled a little at the hackneyed sentiments and claptrap situations, and enjoyed the play as much as the galleries did".

Add in some hackneyed nurses, though, maybe a little hot foreign blood and gouts of unrelenting, Downton-esque dialogue, and this book might also have been its own stiff form of hilarious.

Partial flashbacks of what caused Ben's life to unravel keep showing up, each supplying a a little more of an explanation, but they are hackneyed in their presentation.