Sentence examples similar to trite devices from inspiring English sources
The screenwriter, Peter Morgan (The Queen), surely could have come up with something better than this trite device to get George to London for the denouement.
Its use of slow-motion, while a trite device to imply melancholy, may also be a reaction against technology-driven, quick-cut visuals.
Some marketers, fearing that they would fail to stand out during the farewell episode of a series widely celebrated for its creative content, fell back on trite, formulaic devices like anthropomorphic animals.
(Even when Leonard stoops to trite plot devices, like the unloaded gun, he has a disarming way of seeming to smirk at the reader above the cliché.) Having characters think about fine details of speech before engaging in sex or violence isn't merely a prank or indulgence.
Wally PatchTwo shrouded matters remain to be explained concerning "House of Secrets," that sampler of trite and true mystery devices which is to occupy the Globe screen for the next few days.
"The Engagements" uses the trite but stealthily satisfying device of telling different love stories in different time periods, from 1947 to 2012.
My advice to them on this count, which they regarded as endearingly trite and primitive, was to lay down their blessed devices and turn to literature.
In the tradition of Carrie's column in "Sex and the City," Jenna's blog is a vehicle for Ms. Rickards to narrate the show, a device you could find either comforting or trite.
