ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsCcliché
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cliché
Meaning: an expression that has become overused and unoriginal
cliché in a sentence
How cliché is used in real sentences:
Her essay opened with a tired cliché about following your dreams.
The judges docked points because the speech relied on one cliché after another instead of original ideas.
Also read it in: A Place on the Table
Synonyms for cliché
Other words for cliché — platitude, truism and banality — carry the same meaning.
- platitude
- truism
- banality
Where it comes from
From French clicher 'to stereotype (in printing)'
Memory hook
CLICHÉ sounds like 'click-shay' — click the same phrase again and again.