commonness

Example Sentences

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"They were visually enticing places that transported you from the commonness of the streets and prepared you for the fantastical world of movies and storytelling that was to come," he says.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2023

Creators and showrunners Tony Phelan and Joan Rater sought to write all of their characters in a way that balances their commonness with their bravery.

From Salon • Jan. 21, 2023

The miracle of their lives is in their commonness.

From Washington Post • Feb. 23, 2021

But it also increased the commonness of resistant bacteria, that is, bacteria that are impervious to antibiotics and, as a result, difficult to kill.

From New York Times • Jul. 31, 2020

The commonness of his name was a consolation, too; there were three Henry Smiths in any given oil field of reasonable size.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez