Sentence examples for were trite from inspiring English sources

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were trite

adjective

Often in reference to a word or phrase: used so many times that it is commonplace, or no longer interesting or effective; worn out, hackneyed.

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Yes, some of their lyrics were trite.

I thought the statements about this being Africa's World Cup were trite before I arrived, but it was true.

There they learned of critics' contentions that Rockwell's images were trite and kitschy figments of their creator's nostalgic imagination.

Yoko to Paul Sorry Yoko Onoo has apologized to Paul McCartney for suggesting that his songs were trite and denied that they were feuding.

And today — after passing through an immensely sophisticated phase in my teens when I thought such "Nutcracker" highlights were trite — I follow it again with similar amazement.

Reviewer Patrick Gann of RPGFan received the album well, saying that he enjoyed the variety of genres presented in it, though he noted that the lyrics were "trite and cheesy", though still "catchy".

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But this is trite.

The work is trite.

Popular culture is trite or indifferent.

The arguments of mediocre shows are trite.

His answers shall be trite and generic.

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