commonplace
perkara biasa
definition
noun
bombing has become almost a commonplace of public life there
a usual or ordinary thing.
a notable quotation copied into a commonplace book.
adjective
unemployment was commonplace in his profession
not unusual; ordinary.
example
The survey showed committees were far more 'commonplace' where trade unions had representation.
Now 60 years on, the process has been repeated, but reversed, as the 'commonplace' colour of modern films returns to nostalgic black and white.
In a word, Liz will be quite a 'commonplace' , average girl of the lower working-class…
Tales of the 'commonplace' , stories about the small things that make up our daily existence, can be fascinating.
These types of self-congratulatory remarks are 'commonplace' and formulaic.
It had been a historical 'commonplace' to view the long interval between Archimedes and Galileo as a period of unrelieved ignorance and superstition.
So instead politicians almost uniformly retreat to the safety of the platitude and 'commonplace' .
Peace would be all too 'commonplace' and boring, not to mention that it couldn't possibly involve the kind of firepower you're accustomed to.
The seemingly forward question sounded very trite and 'commonplace' in the blunt honest tone she used.
Alas, its open expression is now a 'commonplace' .
It is a 'commonplace' in Germany that elections are decided by the middle.
Yet measles, malnutrition and diarrhoea remain tediously 'commonplace' causes of death in all too many parts of it in the first years of the twenty-first century.
He advocated that literature should record the writer's affectionate response to ordinary phenomena and 'commonplace' happenings.
He insists that what he is doing is to configure the 'commonplace' issues of ordinary life.
The loss of a job - a sadly 'commonplace' event in today's turbulent economic climate - is not just a blow to the wallet, but a severe hit to the psyche.
A vandalised car, all but ignored by passers-by, reflects how 'commonplace' minor crime has become in small towns.
The argument is in fact a 'commonplace' of political science.
This is a 'commonplace' of life in the poorest neighbourhood in Vancouver.
After a few more exceedingly 'commonplace' remarks of the same character, she gave me to write down a list of drugs that were to be taken.
Using a computer is becoming more 'commonplace' and sometimes is an absolute necessity for your child to complete his homework assignments.
This is perfectly possible for even an ordinary club level sailor - it is quite 'commonplace' not to have to qualify for an event.
And before the vote it had been a 'commonplace' to say that it was the most important election of our lifetimes.
The novelty of the new popular poetry is not its mass appeal; that was a 'commonplace' in American culture in the late nineteenth century.
It would only be a matter of time before electronic devices became 'commonplace' objects in the classroom.
Our visitor bore every mark of being an average 'commonplace' British tradesman, obese, pompous, and slow.
None of the others had noticed the little scene; it was an event too 'commonplace' to mark.
An everyday tale of a 'commonplace' ballet company!
The most 'commonplace' events are also opportunities, life-determining choices made or not made.
The latter, a 'commonplace' in the West, is a new concept for the Japanese.
It's also one that mentions God as a source of inspiration: something that is rarely mentioned so plainly elsewhere but is a 'commonplace' in country songs.
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