popular cliché

Frequency: 6.08.2 per million words

A cliché that is widely known and used by many people.

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Examples (10)

  • The movie relied on the popular cliché that all Californians are surfers.
  • The idea that artists must suffer for their art is a popular cliché that many still believe.
  • His speech was full of popular clichés and offered no original ideas.
  • "Don't just tell me 'everything happens for a reason'; that's such a popular cliché."
  • Aspiring writers are often advised to avoid using any popular cliché in their stories.
  • Is the 'rags to riches' story just a popular cliché, or does it still hold true today?
  • The documentary challenged the popular cliché of the 'American Dream'.
  • In the 1950s, the popular cliché was that a woman's place was in the home.
  • Her novel was refreshing because it didn't resort to any popular cliché about love.
  • Despite being a popular cliché, the saying 'an apple a day keeps the doctor away' contains some truth.