Pons, I remember, made some commonplace remark about the matter, and put the paper aside.

After a commonplace remark about the size and number of the bedrooms he went towards the head of the stairs.

That may sound to you as a commonplace remark but it isn't.

Reading from their lips the commonplace remarks they exchanged soothed the girl.

They had had very little to say to one another, and then only commonplace remarks.

They had exchanged several commonplace remarks when the music struck up and Betty rose quickly to her feet.

It was necessary to say something, to make some neutral, commonplace remark, and she said, "Oh my, you're sunburned, aren't you?

When we had exchanged a few commonplace remarks, I asked him, "What do you know of a youth, a man, called Theseus?"

The signal was usually some commonplace remark, like "Bring the tobacco."

Mrs. Thornbury acted as interpreter, making things smooth all round by a series of charming commonplace remarks.