Sentence examples for were in common from inspiring English sources

All meals were in common.

By 1770 a rod with guides for the line along its length and a reel were in common use.

Such freestanding cupboards were made for churches long before they were in common use in domestic interiors.

Nevertheless, even after the Gospels were in common circulation, oral tradition was still current; it may even have been preferred.

Some of the man's signs were "in common use", seemingly among both deaf and hearing people, wrote the missionary.

These examples suggest that formulaic stock phrases, such as this imprecation, were liable to be misinterpreted even during the period in which they were in common use.

A total of 127 species are in common between CDS and dbEST, and 92 species were in common between dbEST and cleanEST.

Appearing in the Middle Ages, ladder-back chairs had become widespread in England by the 17th century and were in common use in colonial America as well.

Draft animals were in common use in Mesopotamia before 3000 bc for farm work and for pulling wheeled vehicles.

Hg, Pb, Fe, and Cu were also materials that were in common use in the Nara period.

A total of 655 compounds were in common and for them the CAESAR assignment was compared with the Leadscope one.