You do not offer platitudes to people in their times of need.

They do not offer comforting platitudes.

She had seen too many rape victims over the years to offer platitudes now.

But in place of the experience of learning, we're offered liberal platitudes and star turns.

Besides, Anna would just have offered platitudes.

She could hardly refute him, and she respected him too much to offer comforting platitudes.

The priests offered platitudes but no one really knew.

Where the old Newt was a compelling meanie, the new one offers anodyne platitudes and empty uplift.

On issues like corruption, AIDS and poverty, the candidates have offered platitudes but little in the way of specific plans.

In straight, composed language, Mr. Macedo offered platitudes about the importance of the Mexico's struggle to establish the rule of law.