pleasantries

Example Sentences

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The leaders chatted for 10 minutes, exchanging pleasantries and praising each other’s strength.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

They exchanged pleasantries with Mrs. Sutherland, she departed, and the men got straight down to business.

From Slate • Dec. 1, 2025

They share coffee and pleasantries and then open proceedings; the finale of a months-long selection process.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2025

As years go by, more and more of our verbal interaction has taken the form of extended pleasantries.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2025

After a few more pleasantries and her urging me to convey her respects to my mother, she left.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly