common-sense
Example Sentences
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"Since it has become impossible to celebrate a match without descending into riots, the only common sense response is a new doctrine: 'zero gatherings'," it demanded.
From Barron's • May 31, 2026
That’s what the text supports, it’s what common sense supports, and it’s what gives regulated parties a fighting chance of knowing when they’re subject to federal mine safety law.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
There are always threads of truth in arguments like these — enough to make ageism sound like common sense.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
Many, perhaps most, of those sympathetic toward astrology would probably describe their relationship with it as “recreational”: they take a little advice here and there, but not seriously, and always balancing it with common sense.
From Slate • May 5, 2026
It seems pointless to maintain that Aristotle and his followers were deficient in common sense, or deficient in experience of how the world goes.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
