How to Use commonplace in a Sentence

commonplace

1 of 2 adjective
  • He photographed commonplace objects like lamps and bowls.
  • Drug use has become commonplace at rock concerts.
  • What was once a rare breed has become more commonplace.
    — Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
  • David wrote so many things in that script that are commonplace today.
    — Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Tarteel is now commonplace in many mosques across the world.
    — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 26 May 2026
  • But such fears have become commonplace on both sides.
    — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Protests are commonplace in the state’s largest school district.
    — Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2023
  • Drink packages are commonplace on cruise ships.
    — Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Set in a landscape stained by red clay and bad blood, villainy is commonplace.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2026
  • As one of the nation’s top players, that is about to be commonplace.
    — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
  • This sort of work is commonplace on studio pictures.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Dec. 2025
  • This includes the gruesome and grisly video games that are now commonplace.
    — Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
  • This was before the days when scanners were commonplace in offices.
    — Dante Ross, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Eating on the go and saving your biggest meal for late in the day has become commonplace.
    — Byalexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 15 Feb. 2023
  • This scene has become commonplace in clinics around the country.
    — Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 15 May 2026
  • Hail, tornadoes and drought are all commonplace in the region.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Same-sex weddings are commonplace now in the Netherlands.
    — Aleksandar Furtula, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
  • It's become almost commonplace in schools and at shopping malls.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
  • But where does that fit now that cashless payment options and checkout tip prompts are more commonplace?
    — Victoria Song, The Verge, 11 Nov. 2023
  • There was a hum at Gillette Stadium, the kind that used to be commonplace here.
    — Chad Graff, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
  • Changes to his position coach were commonplace for Jackson in his younger years.
    — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2026
  • Oliver feels like a last man standing saying something that was once commonplace.
    — Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
  • These images could supercharge all kinds of commonplace scams.
    — Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
  • Treatments that would once have been miraculous are commonplace.
    — Bill Cassidy, STAT, 5 July 2023
  • Plus, there’s a handy-dandy reverse gear on board too, which is becoming more commonplace on e-motos.
    — New Atlas, 21 May 2026
  • Air travel, once reserved for the wealthy, became commonplace.
    — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
  • In the past few centuries, the mental self-portrait has become commonplace.
    — Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • Space launches are now so commonplace that they’re scarcely seen as newsworthy.
    — Lee Billings, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Here commonplace notions about large cats being fearsome and bloodthirsty break down.
    — Vidya Athreya, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2023
  • As that new thing became commonplace, the Rays would seek another.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026

commonplace

2 of 2 noun
  • It is a commonplace that we only use a small part of our brain's capacity.
  • We now accept cell phones and laptop computers as commonplaces of everyday life.
  • But little things can turn the commonplace into tragedy.
    — Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
  • In short, to pursue a daily routine that’s rich with the commonplace.
    — Glenn Ruffenach, WSJ, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Plot details are under wraps, but that's commonplace for a Perkins project.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Experts expect to see jeans become more commonplace at work, too.
    — Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 7 Oct. 2021
  • Claims that the media act in bad faith are a commonplace of electoral politics.
    — Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2020
  • For the past month, flooding and storm damage have become commonplace in the local news.
    — Davie Buie, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 24 July 2021
  • In recent weeks scenes of empty shelves at grocery stores have become commonplace.
    — Fox News, 23 Mar. 2020
  • It's become commonplace for the Tigers to be in this position.
    — Dominique Yates, The Courier-Journal, 21 Oct. 2020
  • Sweat suits, joggers, leggings, and T-shirts have all become commonplace to see on your video work calls.
    — Chris Hachey, BGR, 24 Mar. 2021
  • One of the grapes most commonly called challenging is also one of the most commonplace.
    — Lettie Teague, WSJ, 8 Oct. 2020
  • Bidding wars for Miami homes for sale have become commonplace over the past year.
    — Deborah Acosta, WSJ, 10 May 2022
  • The undeserved losses became more and more commonplace as a playoff spot slipped away.
    — Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 8 May 2021
  • The idea that we’re ensconced in a culture war has become a rhetorical commonplace.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 13 July 2022
  • But in between these commonplace alerts are empty spaces people wake into as to a sort of apnea.
    — David Searcy, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Needless to say, that kind of passion and commitment is anything but commonplace.
    — Ryan Wong, Quartz at Work, 29 June 2020
  • Today, an inclusive shade range from the onset is a lot more commonplace in cosmetics than in years past.
    — C. Shardae Jobson, Allure, 5 Apr. 2022
  • Over the next several years, the metaverse is going to become more and more commonplace in daily life.
    — Jon Garcia, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2021
  • Bidding wars have become commonplace in a housing market where there are far more buyers than there are available homes.
    — Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star, 24 May 2022
  • Homecomings have become commonplace for the Stars during this road trip.
    — Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 10 Jan. 2020
  • The most commonplace and the most concerning, as a consequence, come by way of phishing campaigns.
    — Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The most commonplace and the most concerning, as a consequence, come by way of phishing campaigns.
    — Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Flowers may never become as commonplace in drinks as fruits or herbs, but their exotic nature is part of their appeal.
    — New York Times, 1 Mar. 2022
  • While nonstop global news about the effects of the coronavirus have become commonplace, so, too, are tales of the kindness.
    — Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 May 2020
  • In Ferlinghetti’s world, what comes through is an abiding affection for the commonplace.
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2021
  • Or is this commonplace in NBA transactions?
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 3 May 2026
  • That is, a home video game console should be as restrained as, say, a cable box or a receiver because games will soon be as commonplace in our households.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2020
  • For a program that’s made blowouts commonplace, and winning second nature, the Raiders thirsted for a challenge.
    — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 4 Dec. 2020
  • In the last year, after all, heartrending images like these have become part of the ordinary, the everyday, the commonplace.
    — Leonard Pitts Jr, Miami Herald, 1 Jan. 2026

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