wisdom

Example Sentences

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She wants to show how there’s latent wisdom to the rule that was incorporated into this history.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

“I wouldn’t be surprised if the prevailing wisdom there is we better not endorse anybody, because we don’t want to tilt this one way or the other.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

History is not a world-spirit moving inexorably towards some breezy, sunlit upland of wisdom.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

"I am saying integrate that with the quality they have, and the tactical wisdom Tuchel has, because I genuinely believe it could be something that helps England win the World Cup."

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

No doubt Agatha Swanburne would have agreed with this homespun wisdom, but the advice went unheeded, for Lady Constance had just reached the same conclusion that Penelope had come to that very morning.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood