commonplaceness
Example Sentences
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Many passages in the essay have undoubtedly the air of truisms; but this impression of commonplaceness is removed by the strong specific character of all the illustrations.
From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by Symonds, John Addington
Let not the commonplaceness of the words rob us of their meaning.
From Theology and the Social Consciousness A Study of the Relations of the Social Consciousness to Theology (2nd ed.) by King, Henry Churchill
I was not disposed to beat about the bush, and the commonplaceness of their talk irritated me.
From Neighbours by Stead, Robert J. C.
His Army and Navy girls are better, because they are redeemed from commonplaceness by their patriotism.
From The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers by Merwin, Henry Childs
"Oh, Jim, they have made it up!" says Miss Peyton, making this vulgar remark with so much joy and feeling in her voice as robs it of all its commonplaceness.
From Faith and Unfaith by Duchess
