commonplaceness
Example Sentences
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I was not disposed to beat about the bush, and the commonplaceness of their talk irritated me.
From Neighbours by Robert J. C. Stead
His features were ordinary; and Jacqueline, not being a physiognomist, did not take in the piercing expression, the firmness and intelligence that redeemed them from commonplaceness.
From Throckmorton by Molly Elliot Seawell
The Paston Letters are simply genuine family correspondence—of a genuineness all the more certain because of their commonplaceness.
From A Letter Book Selected with an Introduction on the History and Art of Letter-Writing by George Saintsbury
"I think—you made a mistake," he began it with commonplaceness, but his gesture softened the words.
From The Sentimental Adventures of Jimmy Bulstrode by Marie Van Vorst
She reread the story and blushed for her commonplaceness.
From Molly Brown's Junior Days by Nell Speed
