have/share (something) in common

idiom

: to have (a feature or characteristic) which is shared

Intersecting lines have one point in common.

The cameras share some basic features in common.

The two cultures have a lot in common (with each other).

Examples of have/share (something) in common in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web What do Australia, Canada, the U.K. and the U.S. have in common beyond a common tongue? —

Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 3 May 2024 Gwen Stefani and Dory from Finding Nemo have something in common — their short term memory. —

Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024 And that's something these three theaters, spread across the country, have in common. —

Elizabeth Blair, NPR, 27 Mar. 2024 What do Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and Lionel Messi have in common? —

Emily Curiel, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2024 What do California’s richest billionaires have in common? —

Sarah Linn, Sacramento Bee, 13 Apr. 2024 The one thing young voters all do have in common is the burden of economic conditions such as inflation. —

Ron Elving, NPR, 13 Apr. 2024 One thing that all curries have in common is bountiful flavor. —

Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 13 Apr. 2024 What do the Elgin Marbles, Rolls Royce, and British royalty have in common? —

Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2024

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have/share (something) in common

have someone's (best) interests at heart

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