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

“You understand this is going to be a negotiation, that the donors have expectations and you have to meet those expectations,” he said, referring to his more commonplace interactions with philanthropists.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

That such a seemingly commonplace location is elevated to feel mesmerizing speaks to how animation can make the mundane anew.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

A person can take something commonplace like a fence completely for granted until that same person has to try to build a foot or two of it.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson