Examples of clichéd in a Sentence
The comedian was booed offstage after telling another clichéd knock-knock joke.
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To go beyond cliched surveys, brands should engage with customers directly via social media, community forums and one-on-one calls to gather vital qualitative insights.
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Rob Lancit, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Despite his character's cliched traits — a witty, street-wise cop who plays by his own rules — Weathers steals the show with his acting chops and stunning physique.
—Joe Guillen, Axios, 7 Mar. 2025
On the show, Julian’s father Senior (Beau Bridges) is the head of their firm, making his son’s claim to partner possibly cliched but strong.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 Jan. 2025
Ageism shows up, for example, in some commercials, with the cliched generational put-downs.
—Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
Set in a terminal at Newark Airport during the holiday rush, the sketch plays as a Christmas pageant of all the most cliched airport behavior, from taking your weed edible too early and in too high a dose to the couple disagreeing over joining the mile high club.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 22 Dec. 2024
In the new Hulu show Interior Chinatown, a background actor trapped playing different cliched Asian characters on a police procedural gets involved in Chinatown’s crime scene.
—Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Dec. 2024
There are subtle hints of green — namely in the shamrock brooch — but Weber wanted to move away from the need for cliched green to represent her homeland.
—Caoimhe O'Neill, The Athletic, 24 July 2024
How to Die Alone definitely finds its groove mid-season as the show moves forward in a way that’s comfortably predictable yet never cliched.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024
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Rob Lancit, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Despite his character's cliched traits — a witty, street-wise cop who plays by his own rules — Weathers steals the show with his acting chops and stunning physique.
—Joe Guillen, Axios, 7 Mar. 2025
On the show, Julian’s father Senior (Beau Bridges) is the head of their firm, making his son’s claim to partner possibly cliched but strong.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 Jan. 2025
Ageism shows up, for example, in some commercials, with the cliched generational put-downs.
—Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
Set in a terminal at Newark Airport during the holiday rush, the sketch plays as a Christmas pageant of all the most cliched airport behavior, from taking your weed edible too early and in too high a dose to the couple disagreeing over joining the mile high club.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 22 Dec. 2024
In the new Hulu show Interior Chinatown, a background actor trapped playing different cliched Asian characters on a police procedural gets involved in Chinatown’s crime scene.
—Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Dec. 2024
There are subtle hints of green — namely in the shamrock brooch — but Weber wanted to move away from the need for cliched green to represent her homeland.
—Caoimhe O'Neill, The Athletic, 24 July 2024
How to Die Alone definitely finds its groove mid-season as the show moves forward in a way that’s comfortably predictable yet never cliched.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Clichéd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clich%C3%A9d. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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