pleasantries
Example Sentences
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Blume’s introductory pleasantries about how much he valued communicating with the staff were greeted with boos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Together for the better part of four decades, L7 did not faff around with small talk and pleasantries: They took the stage and rocked your face off.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
The interview is utterly anodyne, a doddering exchange of pleasantries and carefully selected humanizing anecdotes.
From Slate ● Dec. 18, 2025
The tone between Carney and Sheinbaum on Thursday appeared much warmer, with the two exchanging gifts and later pleasantries at a joint news conference.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2025
We exchanged a few pleasantries as we climbed a narrow road between tall trees, he inquiring after how I had slept at the Taylors and so forth.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
