commonplace

Example Sentences

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In this context, opacity feels comfortable and commonplace.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

Gay says smaller incidents are commonplace during the summer when walkers "go where they aren't used to going".

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Harbour, Bateman and Cardellini spoke about how the series turns commonplace true crime themes of sex, love and murder into a smart, funny and empathetic whodunit.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

This small miracle of a novel elevates the rural commonplace to the realm of myth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

He was a commonplace, mean-looking man who might have been an engineer or technician of some kind.

From "1984" by George Orwell