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Discover LudwigThe phrase "commonplace theme" is correct and can be used in written English.
It refers to a topic or idea that is common, ordinary, or unoriginal. Example: The novel's plot revolved around a commonplace theme of forbidden love between two people from different social classes.
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But it brings to mind a reverse thought off what is becoming a commonplace theme: the Knicks are better without Patrick Ewing.
Mr. Serkin's balance and control of contrasting elements were impressive, and in some ways they prefigured the task at hand in the Beethoven, a startling display of what a master composer could do with even the most commonplace theme.
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The themes of "Dancer" include the nature of art — an unpromisingly shopworn and solemn topic — and also the bad character of artists, an equally commonplace motif but one that seldom fails to appeal.
Homosexual themes are commonplace these days, but he asserts that a stigma still exists.
In modern times, it has become commonplace for standard antisemitic themes to be conflated with anti-Zionist publications and pronouncements of Islamic movements such as Hezbollah and Hamas, in the pronouncements of various agencies of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and even in the newspapers and other publications of Turkish Refah Partisi".
Candy and cake themed charms are commonplace and come in every price range including high-end pieces.
On the ground floor, where tellers' booths and a vault beg for ironic attention, 50 invited artists will interpret the theme "Glorification of the Commonplace".
Closures are commonplace for stores, museums, zoos, galleries, theme parks, banks, and many businesses.
Confederate monuments may have captured headlines over the past few weeks, but racial superiority was embedded in the most commonplace American experiences, including enjoying amusement and theme parks.
A Mafia-themed trial like this one, commonplace in the Northeast, is a novelty in Atlanta, never an underworld hotbed.
Instead, filmmakers retreat to the safety of historical themes, with tales of warring dynasties commonplace.
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