conventional wisdom
Example Sentences
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That’s the conventional wisdom when it comes to the Michigan Senate race.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
The conventional wisdom is that Darline Graham will likely make the runoff and then the second spot will be a competition between Fry and Norman.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Notably, Karp adds, the results were achieved “with a miniscule and shrinking sales headcount, another way in which we have discarded conventional wisdom in favor of our own, unique path.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
The conventional wisdom is that federal government debt — $39.1 trillion, or a mere $31.6 trillion when accounting for the liabilities owed to itself — is astronomically high.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
When she decided to become a dancer at seventeen, she disregarded all conventional wisdom, which preached that dancers must begin their training as young children.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
