pleasantries
Example Sentences
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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
Whatever Tuchel said, and it was unlikely to have been pleasantries, was the catalyst for an outstanding attacking display which saw Jude Bellingham restore England's lead moments after half-time.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
Wiener said she had known Pretti for around five years and would exchange pleasantries with him over the fence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2026
The interview is utterly anodyne, a doddering exchange of pleasantries and carefully selected humanizing anecdotes.
From Slate ● Dec. 18, 2025
You exchanged pleasantries and the key, which he used to let him-self out and then placed back in the bucket for you to pull up with the rope.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
