How to Use commonality in a Sentence

commonality

noun
  • The plans share important commonalities.
  • Another commonality is that both tend to elicit a lot of shock and dismay, or at least feigned shock and dismay.
    Kyle Smith, National Review, 16 Aug. 2019
  • This is to be based on the Model 3, with a high degree of parts commonality between the two.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 24 July 2019
  • Yet for all the commonalities, there’s nothing cookie-cutter about the nine new buildings.
    Steven Litt, cleveland.com, 21 July 2019
  • Yes, because there would have been a commonality of experience.
    Marcus Jones, EW.com, 27 Sep. 2019
  • There was a commonality here, one that Campbell and Webb would eventually share.
    Longreads, 3 Sep. 2019
  • The only commonality appears to be recent use of e-cigarettes, aka vaping.
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 23 Aug. 2019
  • Jean Whitford described concerts as a rare commonality between her and her daughter, and one necessary to sustain a bond.
    Nicole Blackwood, chicagotribune.com, 2 Aug. 2019
  • Tablets on the side of the patient act as scanners, and require teamwork, as participants on each side of the operating table must hunt for commonalities.
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2019
  • If differences are respected in Melville’s globalised world, commonalities emerge, too.
    The Economist, 18 July 2019
  • The pilot used music to connect everybody and find a commonality between everybody despite their backgrounds.
    Jason Scott, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
  • To search for commonalities between these viruses, the researchers used cutting-edge gene-editing technology to inactivate single genes from human cells grown in a lab dish.
    Simon Makin, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2019
  • Is there some commonality to the songs that speaks to you?
    Adam Rathe, Town & Country, 25 June 2021
  • The only commonality the two seem to have is their out-of-this-world sound.
    Shelby Stewart, Chron, 19 Jan. 2021
  • Each word played earns points based on the commonality of the letters used to form it.
    cleveland, 16 Mar. 2020
  • And that will lead you to find more commonality and more spark.
    Alisa Cohn, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2021
  • There needs to be commonality among the damages for the whole class.
    Vulture, 22 Jan. 2024
  • There may be commonalities in the swagger and the outfits, but none in the music.
    Leila Cobo, Billboard, 25 June 2023
  • The chairs of the March on Washington, though, shared a commonality: All were men.
    Clarence Williams, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
  • If there is a match, that commonality tells them a lot.
    Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2022
  • But there are some commonalities in the way these middle powers view the war in Ukraine.
    Daniel S. Hamilton, Foreign Affairs, 14 Nov. 2023
  • There’s commonality across species in the involvement of a brain area like the striatum.
    Quanta Magazine, 15 Feb. 2024
  • And that's one of the questions that's gonna be asked about these people, was there a commonality of people on birth control pills?
    Norah O'Donnell, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2021
  • To stand up for the underdog and to rise together around the commonality of LOVE.
    Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 23 Dec. 2020
  • While all the designers are Black, that’s where the commonality ends.
    Jill Newman, Town & Country, 15 Sep. 2021
  • The basics Policies vary by cruise line, but there are some commonalities across brands.
    Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Eat healthy fats One of the main commonalities between people living in Blue Zones around the world is the presence of plenty of healthy fats in their diets.
    Georgia Day, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2023
  • The menu will highlight the commonalities between Sri Lankan cuisine and the flavors of the American South.
    Kate Kassin, Bon Appétit, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Did the two of them have any commonalities in terms of their nerves about returning to these career-defining properties?
    Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Every squatting situation is different from the next, but often, commonalities present in many cases include costly court battles, expensive home damage and mental health consequences for homeowners dealing with the emotional situation.
    Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 21 Sep. 2024

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