The phrase 'share common interests' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when talking about two or more people being interested in the same things or having similar hobbies or pursuits. For example, "My friend and I have a lot in common, and we share common interests like movies and cooking."
I think people do share common interests when they're alumni of a university".
It gives the impression that fat cat bosses and the unemployed share common interests and values.
I have proposed a League of Democracies, a group... of countries that share common interests, common values, common ideals.
Collectors join owners' clubs to share common interests, but groups devoted to old Japanese cars have another attraction -- access to parts.
Mr. Sadeghi said that while parents and children split up when they visited the typical mall, he thought that they would share common interests at the Camp.
Meetup.com was founded nearly a year ago as a Web site for strangers in the same area to meet and share common interests.
"In order for auditors to properly do their job, they must not share common interests with the company they audit," Judge Hellerstein wrote.
Mr. Obama used the speech, at the New Economic School, to declare that Russia and the United States "share common interests".
Democracies both, Israel and Turkey share common interests in a peaceful solution to the civil war in Syria and in keeping Iran from developing a nuclear weapon.
But we are called upon to offer a different type of leadership — leadership strong enough to recognize that nations share common interests and people share a common humanity, and, yes, there are certain ideas and principles that are universal.
"America wants a strong, peaceful and prosperous Russia... on the fundamental issues that will shape this century, Americans and Russians share common interests that form a basis for co-operation," he told his audience.
