Sentence examples for an overused expression from inspiring English sources

Frederick Forsyth "Broke the mould" is an overused expression but sometimes it is absolutely fitting.

"I know it's an overused expression, but we're genuinely taking nothing for granted.

I suggest that if she really wants to do something in the service of relevant criticism and eliminate an overused expression that says absolutely nothing, go after "postmodern".

Eleven months ago, he delivered a more subdued performance, earning plaudits and generating widespread talk of a presidential turning point or, in that most overused expression, a pivot toward a more staid and conformist style of governance.

Los Angeles is often called a car culture, but a new partnership between the city's largest art museum and a major international automotive company will give new meaning to the overused expression.

Evaluators often compliment a hitter by saying the ball sounds different coming off his bat, and Melvin apologized for the overused expression.

Instead of remembering the now overused expression, "think outside the box," actually do it.

One of the most overused expressions thrown around by wannabe "Wall Street Rambos" is business is war.

And if you're concerned that you may be articulating your thoughts in too original or vivid a manner, you may want to seek the assistance of the www.westegg.com/cliche, which indexes more than three thousand overused expressions and even includes what may be the world's only cliché search engine.

As a child, I regularly heard him say such things as "ignorance is bliss," "laughter is the best medicine" and "first things first," and swore I would never use such trite and overused expressions.

Slang has a unique power of connecting people, especially minority communities, and thus is more valuable than other overused expressions, so it's peculiar that TIME would highlight it so pointedly.