sound common

Examples (10)

• I wish you wouldn't use that word—it sounds so common.
• His strong local accent made him sound a bit common to the city dwellers.
• She was afraid of sounding common, so she practiced her elocution.
• 'Don't shout in the street, dear. It sounds terribly common,' her grandmother warned.
• He tried to alter his speech so he wouldn't sound so common at the job interview.
• Do you think this phrase will make me sound common in a formal setting?
• The character in the play was written to sound deliberately common to reflect his upbringing.
• Despite his wealth, his coarse language made him sound rather common.
• She thought his manners were fine, but his way of speaking sounded common.
• To the aristocracy, almost everyone outside their circle sounded common.