Explore Cliche through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like platitude or banality. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Cliche meaning
- Something, most often a phrase or expression, that is overused or used outside its original context, so that its original impact and meaning are lost. A trite saying; a platitude.
- A stereotype (printing plate).
Using Cliche
- The main meaning on this page is: Something, most often a phrase or expression, that is overused or used outside its original context, so that its original impact and meaning are lost. A trite saying; a platitude. | A stereotype (printing plate).
- Useful related words include: platitude, banality, commonplace, bromide.
- In the example corpus, cliche often appears in combinations such as: the cliche, cliche but, cliche and.
Context around Cliche
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 9 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cliche
- In this selection, "cliche" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, old, horribly, signaling, motivational, goes and villains stand out and add context to how "cliche" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a as cliche as this and an old cliche because the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cliche" sits close to words such as abnormally, acrobatic and adm, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cliche
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It is a cliche that people get the government they deserve. (11 words)
The cliche motivational slogan “live, laugh, love,” rings true for McGarey. (11 words)
That bowlers win matches in T20 cricket might sound like a cliche. (12 words)
The Lancashire born singer and musician grudgingly accepted the change of name to Georgie Fame at the behest of astute pop impresario Larry Parnes and the rest,as the old cliche goes, is history. (34 words)
There are some interesting connections to destiny—like how each character's faults and failures resulted in the evil alien's downfall—but this all falls flat thanks to the terribly cliche villains. (33 words)
Filled with strong themes of friendship, love and finding your own path, it’s one of those rom-coms that’s not cliche and will keep you on your toes. (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
If a cliche is just being a cliche, the nobody’s gaining anything from it.
A: As cliche as this sound, I would ask Ruby Bridges to come speak to my class.
Corruption will rule the roost, to use an old cliche, because the top cock is back in town, even though the military brass remain in power.
Filled with strong themes of friendship, love and finding your own path, it’s one of those rom-coms that’s not cliche and will keep you on your toes.
I hate to sound horribly cliche but he is literally tall, dark and handsome.
I know that it is a cliche, but I’m buzzing to be here, I genuinely am.
I know this has kind of become a virtue signaling cliche in this day and age, but Black History Month really does end way too goddamn soon.
It is a cliche that people get the government they deserve.
It is too much of a cliche for the end of a trilogy.
It’s a well-trod cliche to say that, in a high-brow, arthouse film, the landscape is the real main character.
So the first thing that happened, which is a bit of a cliche and a bit weird to say, is that I decided I wanted to be an artist.
That bowlers win matches in T20 cricket might sound like a cliche.
The cliche motivational slogan “live, laugh, love,” rings true for McGarey.
The idea of taking things on a day-by-day basis is the oldest cliche in sports.
The Lancashire born singer and musician grudgingly accepted the change of name to Georgie Fame at the behest of astute pop impresario Larry Parnes and the rest,as the old cliche goes, is history.
The phrase “a hush fell over the crowd” might be cliche and overdramatic, but when comes up to bat, a hush literally does come over the crowd.
There are some interesting connections to destiny—like how each character's faults and failures resulted in the evil alien's downfall—but this all falls flat thanks to the terribly cliche villains.
There’s a cliche regarding the Bears that they often screw up hiring the coach because they don’t hire one with prior head coaching experience.
The simple triangles of old have given way to cliche-breaking relationship conundrums.
With that great power does come great responsibility, as cliche as the statement is, and fairness and decorum while talking about players isn’t too much to ask.
Common combinations with cliche
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the cliche 15×
- cliche but 12×
- cliche and 8×
- old cliche 7×
- as cliche 6×
- cliche as 5×
- is cliche 4×
- cliche that 4×
- of cliche 4×
- cliche about 4×