pleasantry
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Synonyms
amenity, attention, civility, courtesy, formality, gesture, politeness
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The Brexit drama was mostly a whisper as the two exchanged pleasantries and Johnson cracked jokes that largely went over the heads of members of the traveling U.S. delegation. — Washington Post, "Pence tiptoes past Brexit tumult for an oh-so-chipper chat," 6 Sep. 2019 What was intended to be an impromptu exchange of pleasantries turned into a 50-minute meeting, another historic first in the yearlong rapprochement between the two technically warring nations. — Jonathan Lemire, Twin Cities, "At DMZ, step into history for Trump as he offers hand to Kim," 30 June 2019 Waller dispensed with the usual platitudes and pleasantries, hammering home his ideas for solving Mississippi’s most glaring problems and sounding almost liberal at times. — Bob Moser, The New Yorker, "Mississippi’s Race for Governor Tests the Limits of Conservatism," 2 Aug. 2019 The next morning, after the two exchanged brief pleasantries, Harvey recalls, Meyer cut right to the chase. — Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star, "Insider: Jack Harvey's quiet role in helping build Meyer Shank into exciting young team," 26 July 2019 While smiles and pleasantries will likely be in abundance, the two men have vastly different stances on the environment. — NBC News, "Trump's tea with Prince Charles could get awkward over the environment," 3 June 2019 Her English skills are limited to nail salon words and basic pleasantries. — Thembi Ford, Essence, "How My Vietnamese Nail Tech And I Bonded Over The Shared Experience Of Weaponized Whiteness," 28 June 2019 Fourteen-year-old Princeton Korper has done this before – the pleasantries, the questionnaire, the promises. — Leila Atassi, cleveland.com, "Princeton Korper gets a new ‘Big Brother’ after the first one let him down: A Greater Cleveland," 8 July 2019 Didn’t look up from briefing books and index cards but to exchange pleasantries with flight attendant and a few others. — NBC News, "What to watch for at tonight's first Democratic presidential debate," 26 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pleasantry.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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