conventional wisdom
Example Sentences
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If a subway would work anywhere in modern Los Angeles, conventional wisdom said, it was along Wilshire Boulevard.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
“Unlike a lot of the conventional wisdom that AI is going to eliminate people, we see AI here as something that’s going to cause people to be far more productive,” he said.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
Trump is a political survivor who has demonstrated a remarkable ability to confound conventional wisdom.
From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026
Against the conventional wisdom that civil rights were fundamentally different from political rights, Black Americans insisted that both were vital to make real America’s most cherished constitutional ideals.
From Slate • Apr. 15, 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
