Sentences with phrase «trite ways»

Signal vs. Noise has an entertaining breakdown of that trite way of saying sorry — «We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.»

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While a concise instant message may seem to be an efficient way to touch base (without strains like rising from your swivel chair), the interaction can quickly turn trite or futile.

Having gone through this now myself, I have learned it is way better to say nothing than to say something trite.

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

That sounds a bit trite but, on Sunday night, as I tried to grapple with the enormity of what happened in Libya, Bill Murray singing «The theme song from Jaws» helped, in a small way.

As Novak wrestles with the complexity involved even in defining social justice, evangelical leaders think they can handle the big issues of the day in a way that helps the church in trite servings of 140 characters or less.

But too often, focus on the God - triune gives way to the trite and sacred rites are replaced by the rote.

It's trite in the face of personal tragedy, but Isaiah bonded with the city of Boston in a deep and meaningful way.

On the plus side, it wasn't as cruel as comments made by «AA's self - appointed moral watchdog, who is never trite or boring because he has 1000's of creative ways of saying the same thing.

The incidences that unfolded are trite when picked apart, but the miracle of it all is the way life swells with hope, mystery and magic.

«And it sounds trite but there's not really a Republican way to plow the snow and a Democratic way to plow the snow.»

That's a world I'd like to live in, but the skeptic in me says, «nah»; rather, costs are being cut and companies are looking for ways to charge more for the same trite $ 10 - $ 20 box.

Wearing gladiator heels is a good way to take a trite outfit from dull to extraordinary.

The film, co-directed and co-written by Bob Fisher and Rob Greenberg, is a trite and near absurd story that spells «formula film» all the way and, for

Fortunately, it also doesn't go the way of «Dark Shadows» and get hung up on making trite «man out of his time» jokes.

If that sounds trite and patronizing, credit Curtis for developing it at a leisurely enough pace and with sound enough acting that it does not feel that way.

Gender arguments veer between pro-feminist heroic rhetoric and misogynist - in - disguise movie - talk as, excluding Furiosa, the «breeders» are still the sexy little ladies you'd see in most Hollywood trite («The camera caresses acts of violence in the same way it caresses the brides» bodies.»

Williams's vivid portrayal goes a long way in making his arc understandable without any concrete reasoning, yet an explanation for his behavior is served up in the final reel, a writing decision that feels unnecessary and trite.

Yet, the way the film is presented, it's also hard to fault the creators for the bad elements, as it draws inspiration from many films and comic books of the 30s and 40s that are exactly like this — fantastic stories with trite heroics and corny dialogue to string it together.

The enjoyable thing about Insurgent was that the action was urgent and inventive, but the set pieces here feel more trite and way less entertaining.

While it may give you what you expect, this cuts both ways, as it gives you the same idiotic plot elements, wafer - thin characterizations, and low - brow angst that made the first film so painfully trite to begin with.

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

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

Trite as it seems, it is an efficient way to shed pounds.

Going back and looking at what people thought of it way back when, you'll find words like «trite» and «simplistic.»

It is my least favorite because the plot is trite and amateurish, the voice acting is grating at times, and perhaps worst of all the game hints at greatness in many ways but fails to deliver.

One way to make yourself instantly forgettable is to use trite buzzwords such as «dynamic», «passionate» and «motivated».