well-trodden

adjective

1. (of a path, route, etc) much frequented or used by walkers, travellers, etc

Example Sentences

This is intentional - the actress said she wanted to focus on "quirky", "peculiar" tales rather than well-trodden subjects such as conflict, disaster and poverty.

From BBC

The moment Park focuses her screenplay on — the weeks before leaving for college — is well-trodden territory for young-adult movies.

From Los Angeles Times

And advocates say there’s a well-trodden path the government could follow.

From BBC

Just a few rows back from the front of the stage, I watched as patches of brown, well-trodden grass — once largely visible minutes earlier — became steadily occluded by hundreds of feet.

From Salon

That said, one particularly imaginative sequence involves a digitally rendered peril utilizing a known aspect of the xenomorphs in a new way, a tough feat in a franchise as well-trodden as this.

From Salon