How to Use commonality in a Sentence

commonality

noun
  • The plans share important commonalities.
  • Even more jaundiced observers cannot help but notice commonalities.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2019
  • 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
  • The commonality between both Landrum and Williams is race.
    Brianna Holt, Quartz, 4 Oct. 2019
  • The venture was given shape by their commonalities, as all three are parents of young children who wanted a better option for families.
    Andre Meunier, oregonlive, 4 Nov. 2019
  • Some of the commonalities among first responders are their willingness to help others despite the dangers to themselves.
    Houston Chronicle, 5 Oct. 2019
  • The commonalities were the pressures of that experience.
    Isaac Feldberg, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2019
  • The commonality in the above examples (including the blind men and the elephant) is that people make quick judgments based on partial information.
    Ken Kao, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
  • These countries share few commonalities in terms of their national cultures, domestic policies, and approach to criminal justice.
    Alexander Testa, Quartz, 11 Nov. 2019
  • The commonality across latitudes is the desire to make sense of our presence in this plane of existence, to understand ourselves in the context of a larger plan written by the hand of a higher power.
    Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 13 Aug. 2024
  • 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
  • Cochran and Coffey are variations on the same theme, and share that commonality with millions of hunters whose first lessons were taught in a squirrel woods.
    Colin Moore, Outdoor Life, 15 Jan. 2020
  • No Way Home premiering Dec. 17 — but the theme of romance is one commonality that weaves its way into all of them.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com, 12 Dec. 2021
  • Never spent a ton of time with him in any work capacity, but there’s a commonality in that.
    BostonGlobe.com, 30 Oct. 2021
  • But the photo is not of that celebrity, and might only share commonalities with that figure.
    Sonja Haller, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2019

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