commonplaceness
Example Sentences
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One need not be a poet like Keats or an inveterate psychologist like Henry James, in order to become aware how the commonplaceness of the world rests like a fog upon the mind and heart.
From The American Mind The E. T. Earl Lectures by Bliss Perry
Behind his utter commonplaceness there was the soul of Romeo, the passion of self-sacrifice that goes with great lovers.
From The Rustle of Silk by Cosmo Hamilton
Afterward, when I heard Maida Odell's story, I knew what strange surroundings she had given herself in the rich commonplaceness of that old home which had been hers since childhood.
From Lord John in New York by A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
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 Joseph Lewis
His large-featured, freckled face was kept from commonplaceness by its frank gray eyes, broad brow, firm chin and refined mouth.
From Crestlands A Centennial Story of Cane Ridge by Mary Addams Bayne
