Sentence examples for verbal pleasantries from inspiring English sources

Verbal pleasantries are superfluous.

We choose our sides of the path far in advance and upon meeting exchange a nod - perhaps even indulging in a verbal pleasantry – before continuing on our opposite trajectories with the minimum of fuss.

Pleasantries abounded.

Pleasantries exchanged.

/ There are pleasantries and there are pleasantries.

No pleasantries.

Forced pleasantries.

We exchanged pleasantries.

The two exchange pleasantries.

Pleasantries were skipped.

Pleasantries were exchanged.