It is by vivacity and wit that man shines in company; but trite jokes and loud laughter reduce him to a buffoon. From LearnThat.org. [Lord Chesterfield (1694-1773)]
Anderson avoided what he called the trite "dancing natives on the beach," so popular in the. From Wordnik.com. [TimesArgus.com: Barre/Montpelier Region] Reference
Why do fools speak in trite cliched meaningless phrasing?. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » CBS Allows Focus On The Family Advocacy Ad During Super Bowl, But Bans Gay Dating Site Ad] Reference
I had never heard someone use the word trite in actual conversation before. From Wordnik.com. [The Cat is a Metaphor] Reference
Maybe she's confused by your claim because she knows what the word trite actually means. From Wordnik.com. [Okay. I'm up for it tonight. I'm live-blogging Hillary Night at the Democratic Convention.] Reference
(Notice how wrong trite is for this slot, how it ruins things in the worst of ways, how a different word might make it all rite/right.). From Wordnik.com. [“What is Flash Fiction?”: Imagine You Were Born to Answer It] Reference
Indeed, I suppose it can not be called a trite saying in the true sense of the term. From Wordnik.com. [On the Firing Line in Education] Reference
Anne McLean translates Vásquez’s generally artful prose, with the latter being an author who doesn’t indulge in trite metaphor. From Wordnik.com. [Book Review: The Informers by Juan Gabriel Vásquez « A Progressive on the Prairie] Reference
'Oh, I know that's trite, meaningless, if you want. From Wordnik.com. [San Andreas]
Sounds kind of trite with everything else I just listed. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-11-01] Reference
You cited an example of her making remarks you deem "trite". From Wordnik.com. [Okay. I'm up for it tonight. I'm live-blogging Hillary Night at the Democratic Convention.] Reference
To call the study "trite" would be an undeserved complement. From Wordnik.com. [$41 Billion?] Reference
At the people who have come and gone and all that kind of trite whatnot. From Wordnik.com. [Wax philosophical | Perfection Quest] Reference
Maduna dismissed as "trite" information that abduction legislation was successful in the past. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
You sound kind of trite saying it, but that is the phrase. From Wordnik.com. [billingsgazette.com] Reference
Well, "trite" it undoubtedly is, and yet it is extremely difficult to realise. From Wordnik.com. [Over the Fireside with Silent Friends] Reference
Those are called trite platitudes. From Wordnik.com. [Camille Paglia thinks Hillary Clinton has "a Nixonian reflex steeped in toxic gender bias."] Reference
You treat that as trite, that is your problem. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Bush Kneecaps Iraq Study Group: There Will Be No ‘Graceful Exit From Iraq’] Reference
This trite coup de cinEma ruins the bedroom scene. From Wordnik.com. [Shakespeare] Reference
But that doesn't mean the new Coldplay record is trite. From Wordnik.com. [Coldplay Bids for 'Biggest Band in the World'] Reference
"I know it sounds kind of trite, but we really believe that. From Wordnik.com. [Gamasutra Feature Articles] Reference
Before "Rocky," I was an actor but it was very trite acting. From Wordnik.com. [Knockout Punch] Reference
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- It's trite to say, "everything is connected.". From Wordnik.com. [Mark Trahant: "Docs or Cops?" Domestic Violence Is a Public Health Issue in Indian Country] Reference
The obvious felt trite considering my experience the night before. From Wordnik.com. [Emily Farache: Hair and Ego: Part Two, Adolescence] Reference
"To say I do this for public service sounds trite," Mr. Barnett said. From Wordnik.com. [Cleatus E. Barnett, 83, dies; facilitated Metro's expansion into Maryland] Reference
But now it's trite and labored and, worst of all, almost devoid of humor. From Wordnik.com. [Sigourney In A Durang Harangue] Reference
But most of Paglia's thinking isn't so much unfashionable as just plain trite. From Wordnik.com. [An Intellectual Amazon] Reference
The common perception of freedom seems trite when true freedom has been tasted. From Wordnik.com. [Isha Judd: Finding True Freedom] Reference
He grew contemptuous of the bands 'crowd-pleasing antics and their trite music. From Wordnik.com. [100 Years Of Jazz Clarinetist Artie Shaw] Reference
It's trite, but to stay within a botanical motif, let us say that my cousinripened. From Wordnik.com. [Cover Story] Reference
Roger Ebert and Vincent Canby both found its life-affirming themes annoyingly trite. From Wordnik.com. [Movies With Second Acts] Reference
It may be trite to begin an argument citing definitions, but in this case it's appropriate. From Wordnik.com. [Terrance Heath: Three Questions, Pt 1.: Can We?] Reference
TWEETITATING: verb; meaning to annoy by sharing trite comments as a means to maintain a brand. From Wordnik.com. [Barry Bortnick: Sarah Palin's Secret Dictionary] Reference
It sounds lofty and trite, but shaking hands with people and hearing their stories grounds you. From Wordnik.com. [The Book on John Kerry] Reference
In any event, both pieces of writing were honest, not trite, and more than superficially helpful. From Wordnik.com. [Feed the Right Wolf] Reference
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