have/share (something) in common

phrase

: 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 might shared preferences say about what animals and people have in common? — Logan S. James, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2026

What these cities have in common is that their new pro-housing laws came with less restrictive labor and affordability requirements—if any—and, because they were passed at the city level, didn’t encounter resistance from local governments. — Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026

What do erotic underwear and Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales have in common? — Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026

The ad, released Wednesday, opens with a narrator asking what a burner phone, an expensive pen and a cash machine have in common. — Joseph Morton, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026