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A cliche is a trite, stereotyped expression; a sentence or phrase, usually expressing a popular or common thought or idea, that has lost originality, ingenuity, and impact by long overuse. For example:
"He was as strong as an ox".
A sample sentence using the word cliche:
"To say he was as strong as an ox would be a cliche."
The cliche was so tediously overused that it lost its effectiveness.
cli·ché
cli·ché [klee sháy]
(plural cli·chés)
noun
1. overused expression: a phrase or word that has lost its original effectiveness or power from overuse.
2. overused idea: an overused activity or notion.
Have you heard the song "Not Good Enough for the Truth or Cliche" by Escape the Fate? Great song & band!
Their father, daughter relationship was really a cliche, she was the apple of her daddy's eye.
(Cliche, meaning trite, stereotyped, or overused.)
"The advertising world is full of cliche phrases and images."
"The cliche look of a couch potato matched her brother perfectly."
"The young explorer turned out not to be quite the cliche they expected."
"Using a bull to suggest rugged individuality is practically a cliche."
To describe something that is common or done frequently.
Many people are so cliche today, maybe it's because of the global economic crisis.
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What is a sentence using the word cliche?
The use of an eagle in a logo is so cliche.
What is an example sentence for the word cliche?
Time heals all wounds is a cliche.
Cliche used in a sentence?
An apple a day keeps the doctor away is an old cliche
How would you use cliche in a sentence?
"I am exactly what is says in the tin."
Another word for verbal bromide is a?
Cliche
Can you give a sentence with the word cliche?
When he is speaking, almost every word is a cliche.
How do you make a sentence with the word cliche in it?
Asking for sentences on WikiAnswers is so cliche
What is a sentence using the word cliche?
The use of an eagle in a logo is so cliche.
What is a sentence for the word cliche'?
The ending of the book was just one huge, overused cliché.The editor did not like the cliché in the author's book and suggested that it is changed.
What is an example sentence for the word cliche?
Time heals all wounds is a cliche.
What is the cliche of the sentence of you thought that Robertson had won the game fair and square?
The cliche is "fair and square."
Cliche used in a sentence?
An apple a day keeps the doctor away is an old cliche
Write a sentence with the word cliche?
Cliché means hackneyed and stereotypically exaggerated, as in "The image of a schoolteacher as a quiet spinster is cliché ."
How would you use cliche in a sentence?
"I am exactly what is says in the tin."
What is another word for stereotypical phrase?
A cliche.
Another word for verbal bromide is a?
Cliche
Use the word cliche in a sentence?
The definition of cliché is a word or phrase that have been used so much that they are not effective or interesting any longer. Your arguments are redundant, weak, and cliché.
