Sentence examples for overused words from inspiring English sources

"overused words" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use this phrase when referring to words or phrases that people have used so often that they have lost their meaning or impact. For example, "He tried to use clever turns of phrase but relied too heavily on overused words."

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Jerry DeNuccio on overused words and language change.

"HOPE" is one of the most overused words in public life, up there with "change".

Seduction and seduire (to seduce) are among the most overused words in the French language.

For once, the overused words "seismic" and "unprecedented" are fully justified.

It also makes one ponder the word stuff, one of the most overused words in the language.

"Legacy" must have been one of the most overused words in the Olympic and Paralympic lexicon, and it often had an element of sales patter about it.

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It's an overused word.

The overused word "aspirational" does apply here.

"Iconic" may be an overused word.

"Afraid" is a criminally overused word.

For once, that overused word may be justified.

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