Sentences with phrase «become trite»

The artist recombines the letters into generic phrases whose meanings have become trite from overuse; yet the badly worn letters carry with them deeply emotive and nostalgic histories, transforming the initially simplistic phrases into works that are emblematic of isolation, loneliness, and the past.

What could have become a trite, overwrought, emotional depiction of «woman goes mad with grief, and is further corrupted by power» and, therefore, a backwards - looking cautionary tale, is, instead, presented as moving and human.

The truth is that everything the APC currently experiences has become trite to us as a people.

It is a saying long since become trite but still true of the thought of modern liberal students of the Bible, that the Bible is not in its entirety the word of God, but that the Bible does contain the word of God.

Both arguments are becoming trite and either way do not apply to this post.

Plot lines are recognizable without becoming trite.

Not exact matches

In a future world where cash becomes marginalized and digital «credits» take over as a system of payments, companies find old - fashioned stock issuance a trite method of raising funds.

Is it possible that the message of comfort for those devastated by the faltering world economy will be nothing more than trite and meaningless words if not accompanied by a biblical response where we, the church, become the Good News, the economic expression of God in flesh?

The «vision» I once had in Bergen - Belsen that decades our monstrous experience would have become one of many historical episodes has already turned out to be trite — and it could not have been otherwise.

In fact, it may sound trite and overly vague, but in the hands of director John Crowley and as written by Nick Hornby (adapting the novel by Colm Tóibín), this story becomes one of honest, thoughtful, and emotionally resonant specifics.

Shyamalan is now making «Shyamalan pictures» — and the question of the hour becomes how much one punishes an exquisitely crafted film for being trite, predictable, ludicrous, and self - important.

The biggest problem with the story is how trite and generic it all plays out, with all of the expected story beats and Sci - Fi tropes present and accounted for; the game thinks it's being clever at times but, in all honesty, it's so predictable that it essentially became background noise for me after an hour or two as I feigned surprise at all the tired plot revelations.

Another big reason is that the film becomes leaden, trite, and blown out of proportion, but in a way that also feels abbreviated.

It's hard to safeguard a genuine life course, when love tips over from endearing care into tedium, through laziness of imagination or loss of interest, and the storyline becomes barren and desolate, insipidly dull, turning into a threadbare act with the same trite modus operandi.

The words «author platform» have become so trite and ingrained that authors just want to turn the other way.

Stories and images that have been repeated oft times that it becomes boring and trite.

Sometimes developers take a steaming pile of Great and Mighty Poo and turn it into gold; if not, these trite occurrences would never have become so prevalent.

I wish the campaign could've been better, as the first few episodes really showed promise in delivering an edgy, gripping tale of cops and drug dealers, but instead the story becomes nothing more than predictable and trite.

Video games moved on, what was once new and original becomes old and trite and many of the once ground breaking ideas Super Mario 64 originated have now been seen as tired and lame.

However, this limitation, in addition to the repetitive use of trite game devices such as fetching keys or flipping switches, quickly becomes tedious.

Yet, as I approach the painting the barrage of material becomes apparent and I immediate become fearful that she is commenting on consumerism and pull away from the trite use of found plastics and glitter.

I'm afraid this is fast becoming the most trite and overdone of all fiction trends — evil humans are responsible for a) all the world's ills, and / or b) the destruction of the world.

Conversely, when water becomes more dense, it will descend until it stops — I know it sounds trite, but that's how it is.

Just take the trite observation that everything is connected to everything else; complexity is the order of the day, and our hope that some things will stay steady while we whack on others becomes ever more foolish as the scope of our engineering, social or mechanical, increases.

Things NOT to Do ❖ Repeat what is already mentioned in your resume ❖ Use stereotype, trite phrases ❖ Boast to the extent that you become unbelievable ❖ Fail to proofread ❖ Use company's letterhead or stationery ❖ Be too formal or too casual