Sentence examples for it was hackneyed from inspiring English sources

Others called King out for the transgender storyline, saying it was "hackneyed" and "harmful".

The book follows a sleek curve, which doesn't steer very far from the standard voyage and return plotline, but that's not to say it's hackneyed.

It's hackneyed but true that London is a big mix of diversities: my daughter has just left the house with a group of friends, one of whom has Jewish and Muslim parents, one has Korean parents, one has English parents, one has two mothers – I think that's wonderful.

Mills said that July "told me, 'It's hackneyed, it's making your movie about women really about a man' — she was brutal.

"Everybody thinks it's hackneyed," Mr. Harrigan said recently over lunch at the Menger Hotel, a block from the Alamo.

Speaking of cliché, I know it's hackneyed to refer to anything as being akin to a gem.

It may be hackneyed, but it is also deeply felt among industry leaders.

I judged it to be hackneyed although I could see it was incident-rich, with a roll-on narrative that reminded me of the way children play.

Yes, it's an oldie, but a goodie – and although the joke may be hackneyed, it does illustrate that the idea of our country's finest football players enjoying immersing themselves in some Hemingway or Stephen King after training can seem a little far-fetched.

The "fascist" staging could have been hackneyed, but Loncraine carries it off superbly as the showcase for action-thriller noir.

The end of an era might be hackneyed cliche but rarely has it been more appropriate.