common sense
Example Sentences
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And an underdog who stayed in the contest in defiance of steep odds and, seemingly, common sense.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
They added they trusted their audience to use "common sense" but indicated the videos were fake in their captions.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026
There was a common core to it, which was: Use your common sense, man.
From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026
The Fed analysis aligns with other research into the distribution of tariff costs from Harvard economists and Germany’s Kiel Institute—and with common sense.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
If I could force it back to the smooth highway of common sense, then Hamlet would be himself again.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
