platitude

• "Recognition of their presence is no mere platitude," he said. —  The Australian | News |
• The best they can do is offer a platitude or two, draw some line of moral equivalency, then run away when confronted because they can't actually sustain an intelligent conversation. —  Intellectual Conservative Politics and Philosophy
• Thus, Qoheleth submits a simple platitude: "Go, eat your bread with enjoyment, and drink your wine with a merry heart" —  UUpdates - All updates
• He advises instead of starting with a moral and working a story around it, we start with a story and let the moral come in naturally, other wise we only give the readers a platitude or a falsehood. —  Narnia Fans
• And after the House leaders put out their vague, platitude-filled plan to wide criticism, they soon lost the narrative battle with the White House, which is getting more and more traction in branding the GOP as the party of "no." —  Forbes.com: News

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