common or garden

chiefly British

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of common or garden There [are a] lot of common or garden-variety Democrats who don't understand what the DNC does. Josh Siegel, Washington Examiner, 28 May 2020 Instead, the inciting incidents are all common or garden-variety romantic mishaps — infidelity, unplanned pregnancies, feelings undeclared lest they're not requited. Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Jan. 2020 Hoes and other weeding tools The common or garden hoe is great for breaking up and grading loose soil but not so good for weeding. Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for common or garden
Adjective
  • As usual, Trump did most of the talking, but Rutte was clearly on board and confirmed key details.
    Daniel Fried, Time, 15 July 2025
  • For deeper repair, apply generously as an overnight scalp and hair mask, then wash and style as usual the next day.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 15 July 2025
Adjective
  • Magnetic reconnection is ubiquitous throughout the Universe, and the same physical processes produce solar flares and coronal mass ejections from the Sun.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2025
  • After a long career of wear-and-tear where Hogan was ubiquitous as the face of WWE and pro wrestling, surgeries became the norm for the former six-time WWE champion.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Adjective
  • There are several common areas to check for misconfigurations in a containerized environment.
    Margarita Simonova, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • As his commitment to democracy has disappeared, Erdogan has found common cause with the West's adversaries, including Vladimir Putin.
    Jesse Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
Adjective
  • The Blackpink superstar joined the F1 soundtrack, which is packed with familiar musicians across a variety of genres.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • Despite returning to its familiar franchises, the company isn’t giving up on original storytelling.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 15 July 2025
Adjective
  • That's simply not exciting in a reality where superheroes have been commonplace since Iron Man had a press conference, aliens have invaded multiple times, and a mad Titan erased half of all life (before everybody came back).
    James Grebey, Time, 25 July 2025
  • Editing for brevity’s sake is commonplace in TV journalism and CBS argued Trump’s claims had no merit.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 25 July 2025
Adjective
  • Our party wants to give ordinary workers a raise by raising the living wage.
    Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
  • Davis has another theory, that ‘Squid Game’ benefited from a COVID-era viewership and ‘Shōgun’ benefited from the Hollywood strikes, but in ordinary years there’s still a hurdle to non-English programs.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 18 July 2025
Adjective
  • Sources of 2023 household debt in the US include: Credit Cards: $1.13 trillion Mortgage: $12.25 trillion Auto Loans: 1.61 trillion Student Loans: $1.6 trillion Outstanding balances also include debt from retail credit cards, consumer loans and other non-household expenses.
    Kara Nelson, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Hancock said in the statement that his family canceled their traditional multi-household Thanksgiving celebration.
    NBC News, NBC News, 25 Nov. 2020
Adjective
  • Ex-National Basketball Players Association deputy general counsel Hal Biagas said public engagement is an effective leverage point to a degree, but its success depends on how much people stay engaged with the CBA saga.
    Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 25 July 2025
  • Sports in general have been an area of brand exposure efforts, as Mackage has also dressed players from the New York Knicks and Boston Celtics during the playoffs.
    Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025

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“Common or garden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/common%20or%20garden. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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