formulaic

How To Use formulaic In A Sentence

• They contain a good deal of material of a rhetorical, formulaic, or supernatural character designed to bolster the Chosen One's claims to prophethood in the face of sceptical or prejudiced critics.
• But the narrative remains strange and poetic enough for it never to appear formulaic or didactic.
• It may be based on true events but its feel-good intentions often feel formulaic and it sometimes seems to lack the courage of its convictions.
• Both genres, so formulaic, overdetermined by clichés and stereotypes, are eminently accessible for parody.
• Some comprimario and secondo roles were doubled up: Vladimir Hristov was both a George Clooney-suave Marchese d'Obigny and a bland Dr. Grenvil; Giorgio Dinev, previously seen enjoyably blustering as Tosca's Spoletta, doddered formulaically as Violetta's servant, but had mischevious sparkle as Gastone — having introduced his friend Alfredo to Violetta, he worked the room, pointing out his handiwork to the other guests, a proud yenta. Pretty Woman
• Some comprimario and secondo roles were doubled up: Vladimir Hristov was both a George Clooney-suave Marchese d'Obigny and a bland Dr. Grenvil; Giorgio Dinev, previously seen enjoyably blustering as Tosca's Spoletta, doddered formulaically as Violetta's servant, but had mischevious sparkle as Gastone — having introduced his friend Alfredo to Violetta, he worked the room, pointing out his handiwork to the other guests, a proud yenta. Archive 2008-03-01
• Everything else in the novel slavishly follows a simple formulaic adventure plot.
• And then you realise that it's formulaic, predictable - and still almost to the point of perfection.
• What starts out as a formulaic high school love story of opposites attracting abruptly changes into a maudlin tear-jerker.
• You want an urban flat, but don't want a formulaic development with identikit kitchens and bathrooms, boring layouts and drab fittings?