echo a refrain

Frequency: 5.01.0 per million words

To repeat a common phrase or sentiment, often without original thought.

refrainVERB + refrain

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echo

Examples (10)

  • Many speakers at the conference echoed the refrain that technology should serve humanity.
  • The crowd began to echo the catchy refrain as the band played their final song.
  • Throughout the meeting, he simply echoed the familiar refrain of budget cuts.
  • The editorial echoed the common refrain that the city's infrastructure is failing.
  • In his latest book, the author echoes the refrain of his earlier works.
  • Opponents of the new law continue to echo the same refrain about privacy concerns.
  • The documentary echoes the haunting refrain of a lost generation.
  • Local residents echoed the refrain for better public transport.
  • Her poetry often echoes the melancholic refrain of unrequited love.
  • He didn't have his own ideas, so he just echoed the refrain of his colleagues.