Sentence examples similar to hackneyed scheme from inspiring English sources

The schemes may be hackneyed, the pledges may seem dated and there is some evidence, in fact, that mob killings may be on the wane.

The old word text is apparently also considered banal or hackneyed in a world where the written word is only one part of the vast communications scheme.

A hackneyed, worn-out idea isn't hackneyed and worn out to them".

Immersive theatre – tired and hackneyed already?

Nothing is hackneyed or maudlin, just straight.

His bar-room "get real" manner seemed hackneyed.

Mr. Caro's writing is occasionally hackneyed.

Your themes are hackneyed, your style imitative.

And sometimes, he's downright hackneyed.

And yet it never feels hackneyed.

A hackneyed, worn-out idea isn't hackneyed and worn out to them.