seem ordinary
Frequency: 7.714.1 per million words
to give the impression of being normal or average
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Examples (10)
- Despite her fame, she tries to seem ordinary in public.
- He worked hard to make his unusual hobby seem ordinary to his conservative parents.
- On the surface, the situation might seem ordinary, but deeper investigation revealed anomalies.
- The magician's trick made the impossible seem ordinary.
- She always managed to make her challenging work seem ordinary and effortless.
- The new design aims to make advanced technology seem ordinary and accessible.
- To seem ordinary was his greatest desire after years in the spotlight.
- His calm demeanor made the dangerous task seem ordinary.
- Don't let appearances fool you; things that seem ordinary can sometimes be extraordinary.
- The goal was to integrate the innovative feature so well that it would simply seem ordinary.