pleasantries

Example Sentences

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Twenty years ago, founders proudly eschewed fashion and decorum, too busy writing code and devising a new world order to bother with pleasantries, like basic manners and French cuffs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 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

I was never a fan of pleasantries because they seemed like a waste of time.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2025

Members of Congress filed in for a joint session, exchanged pleasantries, and settled into their roles.

From Slate • Jan. 6, 2025

“Hello and hello,” Clare said to each rat, rushing through pleasantries.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman