ordinariness

Example Sentences

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The last gets better mileage than the running gag about his ordinariness, which is still being used in the closing minutes of the film.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

In their ordinariness, some photos I’ve seen of those deported immigrant families remind me of my own family.

From Salon • May 25, 2025

He’s not only the show’s tragically doomed protagonist but also its storyteller, and he anchors the production with a handsome ordinariness.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2024

During a rehearsal for “Swim Like Me,” less than a week before previews, Valk asked Berryman to slow down the cadence of a monologue about the ordinariness of his name.

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2024

So she goes to that place where all things go that are not mentionable, taking her blond hair, her angora sweater, her ordinariness with her.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood