well-trodden
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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It is a well-trodden path: China’s brightest minds come to the U.S., study and graduate there, and stay to found startups, work at big tech companies or continue in academia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Players use the Robux to buy virtual goods for their avatars and to aid their progress in games, a now well-trodden business model for free-to-play games.
From Barron's ● Nov. 26, 2025
But Schaffer’s take — not a new direction, but rather an ironically straight-faced reboot of the deadpan ZAZ style — supplies the well-trodden gag with a necessary contemporary jolt.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2025
Chelsea academy graduates usually have a couple of well-trodden pathways - breakthrough, loan, first team; or breakthrough, loan, sale.
From BBC ● May 1, 2025
What had begun as a nearly indiscernible trail near the barn had broadened into a well-trodden path.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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