- plural of pleasantry.
pleasantries
Example Sentences
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Together for the better part of four decades, L7 did not faff around with small talk and pleasantries: They took the stage and rocked your face off.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
Whatever Tuchel said, and it was unlikely to have been pleasantries, was the catalyst for an outstanding attacking display which saw Jude Bellingham restore England's lead moments after half-time.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
Groups of passersby stopped outside the city’s La Carlota air base—one of the sites targeted in Saturday’s military incursion —to take photos, exchanging pleasantries as they snapped photos of the bombed site.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026
They exchanged pleasantries with Mrs. Sutherland, she departed, and the men got straight down to business.
From Slate ● Dec. 1, 2025
Here and there, people acknowledged her presence with a curt nod; but they were busy, all of them at their daily work, and pleasantries were not part of their custom.
From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry
