pleasantry
Example Sentences
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It’s unclear if this is a plea or a pleasantry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
Suddenly things that seem kind of nice because they are little dashes of pleasantry in what may be an otherwise sterile work environment are relatively banal in the context of working from home.
From New York Times • Apr. 14, 2022
Still, there’s no denying that there’s an undercurrent of pleasantry throughout the festival.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2019
Murray seemed embarrassed, mumbled some pleasantry, then turned away.
From Scientific American • Jun. 6, 2019
His initial expression of solicitous pleasantry is replaced first by alarm and then by disdain.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
