common-sense
Example Sentences
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There are dedicated recruitment staff at many clubs now but managers and chairmen still need a free week before any deadline, so please use some common sense and stop this madness!
From BBC
I have faith in our democratic institutions and the common sense of the American voter.
"I'm a pragmatist, a British pragmatist, applying common sense," the prime minister told us on the plane, saying his desire was to "make Britain face outwards again."
From BBC
She considered, pride and common sense battling across her face.
From Literature
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Although as the decades went by, with support for sustainability becoming mainstream, his views are seen as going from "crazy" to "common sense".
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.