commonplace
adjective
ordinary; undistinguished or uninteresting; without individuality.
commonplaces
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pluralof commonplace.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But it is notable that Mr. Bhattacharya lays no more emphasis on these events than on the commonplaces of Charu’s everyday work life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
Eliot’s “fragments I have shored against my ruins,” but came too close, for me, to what Saul Bellow’s fictional Herzog called “the commonplaces of the Wasteland outlook.”
From Washington Post ● Mar. 3, 2021
Juxtaposing scenes from the life and times of Emily Dickinson with sounds from contemporary culture, it generates new energy from melodramatic commonplaces.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 10, 2019
His website proclaims his new book, “shattered the modern commonplaces of science, faith, and human nature while transforming and ennobling the mind and spirit of its readers.”
From Washington Times ● Mar. 26, 2018
The wise persuader starts from one or two commonplaces he knows he has in common with his audience—and, where possible, arrives at one too.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
