hackneyed

overused, stale, and unoriginal

Hackneyed language has been ridden too often: the phrase arrives worn out.

The phrase at the end of the day felt hackneyed because every paragraph seemed to lean on it.

Hackney once points toward ordinary hired horses and carriages. The memory is perfect: a hackneyed phrase has been used by everyone.

It is not just familiar. Familiar can be comforting. Hackneyed means the freshness has been worn down by overuse.