common-sense
Example Sentences
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Here’s the common sense: This isn’t a problem of scamming students or lazy teachers, though of course both exist.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2026
Economist Paul Krugman explains in his newsletter that the shortfall is actually quite modest and easily accounted for — if the government exercises some common sense.
From Salon • Jun. 13, 2026
Pretty basic stuff, and statements in line with the values and common sense of the majority of Californians Hilton says he will represent.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
It seems like common sense that volatile stocks do better over time as long as you can stomach the turbulence—no risk, no reward.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
That the military was accountable, reasonable, and was kept in check by concentric circles of regulations, laws, common sense, common decency.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
