A saying that is overused or used outside its original context, so that its original impact and meaning are lost.
Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse.
Not challenging; dull and lacking excitement.
1 Though commonplace today, the technique was not widely used at the time.
2 But conflict between the branches of government is commonplace in our history.
3 Since the collapse of Communism, of course, Hayek's arguments have become commonplace .
4 But the girl he loves shows him the beauty in the commonplace .
5 The English saying 'pride comes before a fall' reflects the commonplace occurrence.
6 In future smart fabrics with embedded sensors will become commonplace , said Li.
7 The hour of music is over; the commonplace of day has begun.
8 When lobotomies were commonplace , its victims became passive and easy to handle.
9 But the actors in this drama have never returned to the commonplace .
10 By no means; a ferry-steamer is thoroughly commonplace ; you can ferry-steam anywhere.
11 Hard, difficult, humiliating work is commonplace and writing is not those things.
12 We are always in danger of mistaking the common for the commonplace .
13 The three of them in the daylight seemed commonplace old folk enough.
14 Kidnappings have become commonplace in Libya, with foreign diplomats often the targets.
15 She stiffens in his arms; then laughs almost joyously, and is commonplace .
16 Attempts to interfere in the severity of sentences are commonplace among politicians.
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