common-sense
Example Sentences
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Pratt has taken on those criticisms, saying in a recent interview: "I may not have the experience, but I have the common sense to say this is not working."
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
The reforms needed aren’t radical but common sense.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
"It's time to use common sense and for a ceasefire. People are suffering on both sides," she said of the Ukraine war.
From Barron's • May 9, 2026
There are always threads of truth in arguments like these — enough to make ageism sound like common sense.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
To whom else would they turn, in that desperate moment, if not to the man who radiated common sense and dignity and all that was presidential?
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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