conventional wisdom
Example Sentences
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Now here’s a piece of conventional wisdom about money that’s worth examining.
From MarketWatch
The conventional wisdom holds that presidents and the incumbent party will be punished at the polls because of the economy, particularly in midterm elections.
From Salon
Eight years ago, the conventional wisdom is retail was dead in the e-commerce world.
From Barron's
“The conventional wisdom is that there isn’t support for that.”
He also is a decisive leader who isn’t afraid to make decisions that buck conventional wisdom or the whims of his, or any, party.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
