Sentence examples for least commonplace from inspiring English sources

The critic William Hazlitt, for whom Rembrandt was indisputably "a man of genius," described him in 1817 as "the least commonplace in his grossness of all men" and "the least fastidious of the imitators of nature," for "he took any object, he cared not what, how mean soever in form, colour and expression, and from the light and shade which he threw upon it, it came out gorgeous from his hands".

Working nights is unavoidable, or at least commonplace, in certain scientific fields.

Or at least commonplace enough that no one finds it offensive enough to condemn.

But in many parts of the country a traditional African tolerance has made intermarriage and good inter-faith relations, not least within families, commonplace.

Ms. Morrison's habits are not commonplace, at least not yet.

Extraordinary occurrences were commonplace, not least in Shunt's own large-scale promenade theatre productions.

(The novel was written before smartphones were commonplace – at least chatting on the phone involves non-zomboid human interaction).

His brand of faith is so commonplace — at least in New York — that it was barely mentioned during his campaign last year for governor.

Today this argument is in danger of becoming commonplace, at least among the set who read The National Interest, the latest issue of which is practically an American Empire Special Edition.

Straight or diamond-shaped croissants are already commonplace – not least in France, where, traditionally, straight croissants were a superior all-butter product, deliberately differentiated from the cheaper curved, margarine-based version.

Food recalls are, while not exactly commonplace, at least expected now and then.