seem common

Frequency: 7.045.2 per million words

to appear prevalent or widespread

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Examples (20)

  • These problems now seem fairly common.
  • Despite her wealth, her loud behaviour made her seem quite common.
  • Side effects like these seem common with the new medication.
  • His constant bragging about money seemed rather common to the old aristocracy.
  • In our industry, such challenges have started to seem more common.
  • To the snobbish guests, the bride's family seemed a bit common.
  • It seemed common for families to have only one car back in the 1950s.
  • I'm afraid my taste in music might seem common to a classical connoisseur.
  • Does this type of grammatical error seem common among language learners?
  • The way he ate his food with his mouth open made him seem terribly common.
  • The belief that technology solves all problems seems dangerously common.
  • She worried that her accent would make her seem common at the formal event.
  • While it may seem common, this plant species is actually quite rare.
  • He tried to use big words, but it only made him seem more common.
  • Customer complaints about delivery times seem less common this quarter.
  • Their flashy decorations and gaudy furniture seemed awfully common to the interior designer.
  • Certain themes, like love and loss, will always seem common in literature.
  • Does it seem common to put so much sugar in one's tea?
  • Misunderstandings between departments seem all too common without clear communication.
  • She felt that any display of strong emotion would seem common and undignified.