pleasantries
Example Sentences
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Twenty years ago, founders proudly eschewed fashion and decorum, too busy writing code and devising a new world order to bother with pleasantries, like basic manners and French cuffs.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
The leaders chatted for 10 minutes, exchanging pleasantries and praising each other’s strength.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025
They share coffee and pleasantries and then open proceedings; the finale of a months-long selection process.
From BBC • Oct. 9, 2025
I was never a fan of pleasantries because they seemed like a waste of time.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2025
He hands my mother a couple of brochures and a small stack of papers, and after some pleasantries to me about keeping up the good work, he’s gone.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
