The phrase "sound trite" is correct and can be used in written English.
It means to sound clichéd or unoriginal. Example: His speech was well-written but some of his points sounded trite and overused.
IT may sound trite, but it's true.
Calling any athletic team a family can sound trite.
From someone else, those words might sound trite or evasive.
A slogan is 'California the way it was,' and while that may sound trite, it's true".
The advice may sound trite, but it is grounded in real-world experience.
I know it might sound trite, but it really was a life-altering experience".
Catastrophe, cataclysm, tsunami — all sound trite after months of economic trauma.
It may sound trite, but what if you've seen the pyramids - twice?
That may sound trite but we need to start turning our possession into points.
"It may sound trite, but when in Rome do as the Romans do," he added.
The act of listening "reminds people that they matter," he said, somehow managing not to sound trite or overly sentimental.
