well-worn

well-worn (comparative more well-worn, superlative most well-worn)

1. Showing signs of wear because of extensive use.
   • 1975, “Island Girl”, in Bernie Taupin (lyrics), Rock of the Westies, performed by Elton John:

     Well she's black as coal, but she burn like a fire,
     And she wrap herself around you like a well-worn tire.

2. (by extension) trite or hackneyed; repeated too often
   • 2023 August 28, Charles Hugh Smith, Neither Comply Nor Resist‎^[1]:

     The decay of social norms and status quo systems triggering an authoritarian tightening of the screws is a well-worn pattern throughout human history.

• See also Thesaurus:hackneyed