Definition: 1. Usually; very often; by most people. 2. Under normal conditions.
Use 'commonly' in a sentence:
1. Germs are most commonly spread by sneezing and coughing.
2. When men are most sure and arrogant, they are commonly most mistaken.
3. It seems commonly believed that companies are not motivated to prolong their products' lifespan.
4. However, some diamonds contain minute inclusions of silicate minerals, commonly olivine, pyroxene, and garnet.
5. Archaeologists commonly use computers to map sites and the landscapes around sites.
6. Parsley is one of the most commonly used herbs.
7. The drug is commonly known as Ecstasy.
8. He was a more than commonly candid English gentleman in his avowed dislike of the poet's nonsense, verbiage and verse.
9. The team only analysed their samples for the three most commonly used packaging plastics.
10. Obsessional personalities commonly ruminate excessively about death.
11. They commonly grow near stream channels, springs, or on the margins of lakes.
12. An infected mucous membrane, especially of the tongue, nose and larynx, commonly becomes ulcerated.
13. There are two ways to play: covering a child's eyes while other kids run around to tease him or, more commonly, others hide and one child must try to find them.
14. commonly on disk or tape, rather than on paper.
15. Words and phrases including dogs ( Gou in Chinese) are commonly used by young people when telling jokes about themselves.
16. Igneous and metamorphic rocks are more compact, commonly crystalline, and rarely contain spaces between grains.
17. It is commonly addictive and creates risks for younger users.
18. Surprisingly, crying is more commonly associated with minor forms of depression than with major depression involving suicidal thoughts.
19. You have just experienced what is commonly referred to as peer pressure, also called peer influence.
20. Like crying, depression is, around the world, more commonly seen in women than in men.
21. The commonly expected order of military revival followed by economic and then by cultural recovery was reversed in Byzantium.
22. This behaviour is commonly observed among several species of finch.
23. What is commonly regarded as the cause of grade inflation?
24. In loessal regions and alluvial valley fills of the western United states, both surface soil and subsoil are commonly friable.
25. These methods are commonly used in schools around the world.
26. These are more commonly described as the'labile'metal concentrations.
27. There are many commonly held beliefs about eyeglasses and eyesight that are not proven facts.
28. Freestyle, butterfly, back stroke and breast stroke are four commonly seen strokes in swimming competition.
29. It's commonly known that certain diseases are linked with occupations like lung disease in coalminers.
30. The term hospitalism was used by surgeons to describe the post-surgical infections so commonly found in surgical wards.
31. A commonly held view in the oil industry is that "the best cure for low oil prices is low oil prices".
32. What is commonly called multitasking is, in fact, switch-tasking, and its harmful effects on productivity are well documented.
33. It is not a theory that is commonly subscribed to.
34. Erosion of gently dipping strata commonly results in the formation of asymmetrical ridges known as cuestas.
35. Leagues are commonly made for mutual defense.
36. It is commonly asserted that older people prefer to receive care from family members.
37. To read a line graph, it's important to focus on the points of intersection rather than the line segments between the points, This type of graph is most commonly used to show how something changes over time.
38. The graph is commonly used to show percentages; the whole pie represents l00 percent, so each piece is a fraction of the whole.
39. 'Register' is the term commonly used to describe different levels of formality in language.
40. Society is knit together by certain commonly held beliefs.
41. The disease is more commonly known as Mad Cow Disease.
42. Even with all this said, we should also point out that E grade actually has been used pretty commonly throughout the history of letter grades in the US.
43. Christopher is commonly known as Kit.
44. Other amenities, less commonly available, include a library and exercise room.
45. The pitfall trap is another commonly used tool for collecting ants.
46. This is one of the most commonly used methods.
47. In higher marsh areas, you are likely to find a Spartina commonly called Salt-meadow Hay.
48. Grey-market perfumes and toiletries are now commonly sold by mail.
49. Many people suffer an allergic reaction to certain sulfites, including those that are commonly added to wine as preservatives.
50. Their work makes a rather startling assertion: the trait we commonly call talent is highly overrated.
51. Today we'll continue talking about useful fibers, and we'll begin with a fiber that's commonly known as "Manila hemp".
52. A little adolescent rebellion is commonly believed to be healthy.
