general truth

Example Sentences

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Human beings are outliers: we live much longer than other creatures of our size, defying the general truth that smaller animals live shorter lives than bigger ones.

From The New Yorker • May 13, 2019

The scene demonstrates a general truth, namely that when Hollywood does maths, it doesn’t necessarily add up.

From The Guardian • Apr. 6, 2016

And it is a general truth that the longer the duration of a shock, the greater its effects.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

That story exemplifies the general truth about mandatory disclosure: it entails vastly more cost than benefit.

From Forbes • Sep. 8, 2014

While admitting the general truth, that mankind are essentially alike, no one doubts the existence of character, distinguishing not only individuals, but communities and nations.

From The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)