conventional wisdom

Example Sentences

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If the conventional wisdom was indeed the original meaning, its defenders should be able to identify members of the enacting coalition who said so.

From The Wall Street Journal

The unpredictability of campaigns means that conventional wisdom about frontrunners and inevitability frequently proves incorrect.

From Los Angeles Times

"But our observations suggest it is surrounded by a relatively thick blanket of gas, upending conventional wisdom about ultra-short-period planets."

From Science Daily

The conventional wisdom is that it’s safer than a password and more secure than credit cards.

From The Wall Street Journal

For the Final Four and the ultimate winner, they pretty much went with the seeding and conventional wisdom — Duke, Arizona, Michigan and Florida, with Duke eventually winning.

From MarketWatch