twice-told

American  

[twahys-tohld] / ˈtwaɪsˈtoʊld /

adjective

1. having been told before; related two times.

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twice-told British  

adjective

1. hackneyed through repeated use

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Etymology

Origin of twice-told

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

Example Sentences

That idea reached a zenith of sorts in his 2018 feature, “Asako I & II,” a deftly twice-told love story that abounded in doppelgängers real and imagined.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2021

A mere gimmick in lesser hands, Jackson’s twice-told tales — like his sleuthing subjects — “each absorb and expand the narrative.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 19, 2018

There were some twice-told tales, with him speaking of Hillary's "self-possession that I found magnetic."

From US News • Jul. 26, 2016

It is one of the twice-told tales of the music business: Decades ago, Michael Jackson received some sound investment advice from Paul McCartney.

From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2016

Every one to their fancy—to me the world and all in it is a twice-told tale.

From A Maid of Many Moods by Sheard, Virna