commonplaceness

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

One who has never seen Rome is thus led to imagine that those of his country-people who have lived here for years have become in a manner purged of all natural commonplaceness.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 26, July 1880. by Various

The difference between a "live" person and a "dead" one can be summarized by a great many instances about us, and because of their commonplaceness, we do not observe them.

From Tyranny of God by Lewis, Joseph

Diamond threw into his manner a certain determined commonplaceness, as though to quench any tendency to excitement or exaltation which might show itself in the preacher.

From A Charming Fellow, Volume I (of 3) by Trollope, Frances Eleanor

I was not disposed to beat about the bush, and the commonplaceness of their talk irritated me.

From Neighbours by Stead, Robert J. C.