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The workaday shutters were pulled down, and the night life of London had commenced.
FIRE-TONGUESAX ROHMER
Thus, without the surrender of any of its traditions, does Fernbridge keep abreast of the movements of this workaday world.
FIBBLE, D. D.IRVIN SHREWSBURY COBB
In short, you carry your philosophy into your workaday life.
THE LIFE & LETTERS OF PETER ILICH TCHAIKOVSKYMODESTE TCHAIKOVSKY
Despite her workaday garb, she was instantly metamorphosed into the brown-and-gold fairy again.
OUR SQUARE AND THE PEOPLE IN ITSAMUEL HOPKINS ADAMS
The workaday world was not fit for them; it was much safer and easier to conform oneself to its terrestrial standard.
THE HEROWILLIAM SOMERSET MAUGHAM
Probably great authors have the power of detaching their writing self from their living, workaday self.
LOVE AMONG THE CHICKENSP. G. WODEHOUSE
It doesn't happen very often, either—at least, to workaday people like us.
MCCLURE'S MAGAZINE, VOL. XXXI, NO. 6, OCTOBER, 1908VARIOUS
The apprentice in his workaday dress presented a very different appearance from the apprentice in his holiday attire.
BRISTOL BELLSEMMA MARSHALL
And now she began to look about her—to find, if she could, some ray to illumine her workaday world.
CONTRARY MARYTEMPLE BAILEY
The “artist has fashioned his dream of delight,” and the workaday world by comparison seems tame to us.
THE ANGEL AND THE AUTHOR - AND OTHERSJEROME K. JEROME

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