common sense
Example Sentences
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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 common sense of mankind demands that law shall not stop with the punishment of petty crimes by little people. It must also reach men who possess themselves of great power.”
From Salon • Feb. 26, 2026
The situation was painful and humiliating, but given the circumstances, the offensive nature of the incident could have been handled with common sense and empathy.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026
When they dismissed Archimedes as irrelevant they thought common sense was on their side; and their own experience of the world corresponded exactly to their claims.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
