well-trodden
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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When you’re just another tourist following a well-trodden itinerary, serendipity is rare, but the Georgian hinterland seems to regularly yield chance happenings.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025
But while today's climbers follow a well-trodden route set by experienced Nepali guides, the team navigated the mountain on their own.
From Barron's • Oct. 16, 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
A long, well-trodden path lay in front of them.
From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper
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