pleasantry
Example Sentences
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“Hello and hello,” Clare said to each rat, rushing through pleasantries.
From Literature
It’s unclear if this is a plea or a pleasantry.
He could order in French and exchange pleasantries with an elderly French waiter who seemed to live there.
From Los Angeles Times
Wiener said she had known Pretti for around five years and would exchange pleasantries with him over the fence.
He turned to a white-haired lady on his right and launched immediately into a dull conversation about the weather, and soon the whole table was buzzing with the usual pleasantries.
From Literature
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