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Pleasantries in a sentence

Pleasantries meaning

plural of pleasantry

Using Pleasantries

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of pleasantry
  • In the example corpus, pleasantries often appears in combinations such as: exchanged pleasantries, pleasantries with, pleasantries and.

Context around Pleasantries

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 14 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

exchanged 6× exchange 2× sharing 2× share 1× classy 1× exchanging 1× friendly 1×

Often after:

ahead 1× warren 1×

Sentence patterns with Pleasantries

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

after exchanging pleasantries warren picked 1× after pleasantries and answering 1× akande exchange pleasantries with governor 1× and sharing pleasantries 1× but after pleasantries are exchanged 1× can exchange pleasantries and that 1× cubana sharing pleasantries with his 1× ever exchanged pleasantries with bc 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a video of 1× after a brief 1× after exchanging pleasantries 1× after pleasantries and 1× apc chieftain bisi 1× but after pleasantries 1×

Common sentence endings:

2001 terrorist attacks 1× about a deal 1× and sharing pleasantries 1× has been recorded 1× in santa monica 1× into the car 1×

Words around Pleasantries

Just before it in the word index:

pleasanton 21 pleasantness 6 pleasantly 165 pleasanter 3 pleasantdale 3 pleasant 1.178

Just after it in the word index:

pleasantry 2 pleasants 13 pleasantview 3 pleasantville 31 please 5.611 pleased 2.236

Similar in corpus frequency:

aayog 57 absentees 57 accruing 57 adirondack 57 afrobeat 57 aggregator 57

Corpus analysis for Pleasantries

  • In this selection, "pleasantries" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, exchanged, exchange, sharing, ahead and warren stand out and add context to how "pleasantries" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include after exchanging pleasantries warren picked and after pleasantries and answering. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "pleasantries" sits close to words such as aayog, absentees and accruing, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with pleasantries

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

After pleasantries and answering their initial questions, they made an offer to buy it. (14 words)

In a viral video, the two were seen hugging each other and sharing pleasantries. (14 words)

According to this poll, most people think that you can exchange pleasantries and that's it! (16 words)

Longer example sentences

But after pleasantries are exchanged at the start of this video call on a mid-May morning — with Woodall beaming in from London — I share my screen to guide him through a TikTok sampler of heartache that has been recorded. (40 words)

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, the Russians posing as Poroshenko cut right to the chase, talking about the ongoing fighting in Ukraine's Donetsk and Kharkiv regions before complaining about the delays Kyiv receiving US money and weapons. (39 words)

I don’t hate Gleam Davis, Jesse Zwick or Caroline Torosis, Denny Zane or Sue Himmelrich (we recently exchanged pleasantries at a memorial service), or any of the current crop of advocates for unrestrained overbuilding in Santa Monica. (38 words)

Exclamation examples

According to this poll, most people think that you can exchange pleasantries and that's it! (16 words)

Example sentences (20)

According to this poll, most people think that you can exchange pleasantries and that's it!

I don’t hate Gleam Davis, Jesse Zwick or Caroline Torosis, Denny Zane or Sue Himmelrich (we recently exchanged pleasantries at a memorial service), or any of the current crop of advocates for unrestrained overbuilding in Santa Monica.

In the video, the two, who were excited over their meeting, exchanged pleasantries before jumping into the car.

The conversations that involved Joe Biden were largely limited to pleasantries, according to those who heard them.

With 50 of those little guys swimming in each of our tummies, we exchanged pleasantries in the spirit of good sportsmanship.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, the Russians posing as Poroshenko cut right to the chase, talking about the ongoing fighting in Ukraine's Donetsk and Kharkiv regions before complaining about the delays Kyiv receiving US money and weapons.

After pleasantries and answering their initial questions, they made an offer to buy it.

A video of Nigerian billionaire Obi Cubana sharing pleasantries with his friend Onwumelu Iwegbuna, also known as Instigator PH, has gone viral on the internet.

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But after pleasantries are exchanged at the start of this video call on a mid-May morning — with Woodall beaming in from London — I share my screen to guide him through a TikTok sampler of heartache that has been recorded.

David Davis, the Conservative MP with whom Farage was speaking before Starmer approached, promptly retreated, leaving the two party leaders to share a quick exchange of pleasantries before the conversation appeared to take a more serious turn.

In a viral video, the two were seen hugging each other and sharing pleasantries.

Other not so pleasantries are the look of the rear-view mirror, the driver’s seat partially obscuring the instrument cluster no matter how low the seat is dropped, and the sensitivity of the gear lever.

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus and All Blacks coach Scott Robertson share pleasantries ahead of the rugby Test at Cape Town's DHL Stadium on Saturday.

The Nechako Lakes MLA said he’s only ever exchanged pleasantries with BC United head Kevin Falcon and the two did not engage in any back-and-forth conversations about a deal.

When it did come, they embraced, exchanged classy pleasantries and showed their respect - but the result was not in question.

After exchanging pleasantries, Warren picked up the newborn, whose salmon onesie nearly matched the sweater Warren was wearing.

APC chieftain, Bisi Akande, exchange pleasantries with Governor Rotimi Akeredolu in Akure, the Ondo State capital on September 5, 2020.

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and Vice President Pence exchanged pleasantries on Friday in a rare face-to-face meeting when both men attended a ceremony to honor the lives lost in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Gbajabiamila had said in an earlier statement on Friday that he had stopped to exchange usual friendly pleasantries with the vendors, but that some unidentified men obstructed his convoy when he was ready to leave.

He bumped into his prospective opponent while on holiday, they exchanged pleasantries and perhaps talked about their future fight, if it will ever happen.

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Common combinations with pleasantries

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "pleasantries" in a sentence?
An example: "According to this poll, most people think that you can exchange pleasantries and that's it!" This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "pleasantries" from authentic English texts.
What does "pleasantries" mean?
Pleasantries means: plural of pleasantry
How many example sentences with "pleasantries" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "pleasantries", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.