commonplaceness

Example Sentences

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And it almost distressed him to see the touch of genial commonplaceness expressing itself pervasively in the big bowls and jars and vases of pink roses that burgeoned everywhere.

From The Nest, The White Pagoda, The Suicide, A Forsaken Temple, Miss Jones and The Masterpiece by Sedgwick, Anne Douglas

The admixture of faith and imagination produces strange results, while it raises us above the commonplaceness of everyday life.

From The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy by Spielmann, Mabel Henriette

The difference between a "live" person and a "dead" one can be summarized by a great many instances about us, and because of their commonplaceness, we do not observe them.

From Tyranny of God by Lewis, Joseph

Behind his utter commonplaceness there was the soul of Romeo, the passion of self-sacrifice that goes with great lovers.

From The Rustle of Silk by Hamilton, Cosmo

As a young girl she had a transparent complexion and a thin sort of American prettiness that unfortunately quickly faded, under the influences of the Church Street house, into a sallow commonplaceness.

From Clark's Field by Herrick, Robert