pleasantry
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It’s unclear if this is a plea or a pleasantry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
Norm doesn’t treat the inquiry — “How’s the world treating you, Norm?” — as perfunctory pleasantry.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2025
Suddenly things that seem kind of nice because they are little dashes of pleasantry in what may be an otherwise sterile work environment are relatively banal in the context of working from home.
From New York Times ● Apr. 14, 2022
Murray seemed embarrassed, mumbled some pleasantry, then turned away.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 6, 2019
Patrolman Mancuso was too startled by the monstrous flannel nightshirt to reply to Ignatius’ pleasantry.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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
He could order in French and exchange pleasantries with an elderly French waiter who seemed to live there.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
The leaders chatted for 10 minutes, exchanging pleasantries and praising each other’s strength.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025
They exchanged pleasantries with Mrs. Sutherland, she departed, and the men got straight down to business.
From Slate ● Dec. 1, 2025
The pleasantries being accomplished, Bono asked of news.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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