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Some of those abilities—communication, critical thinking—are oft-repeated to the point of triteness.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The triteness makes us uncertain how much of his impassioned purging is the truth.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2024

But the conceit quickly gives way to redundancy and triteness, and we’re left trying to shake the image of Stephen Covey wearing a leather tunic with a feather in his cap.

From Washington Post • Nov. 11, 2020

Cut to, “Family and friends!” or, “My successful polyp-removal surgery!” or some such triteness.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 24, 2019

"She is as good as she is beautiful," he said; then, as the triteness and significance of the words struck him, he laughed slightly.

From Nell, of Shorne Mills or, One Heart's Burden by Garvice, Charles