prevailing sentiment

Example Sentences

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He noted that was “the opposite of the prevailing sentiment now,” but the reality of technological change will force those ideas to change.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

All that lucre couldn’t override the prevailing sentiment among discontented voters who were ready, after nearly eight years of the uber-outsider Arnold Schwarzenegger, to embrace the tried-and-true experience of the reemergent Jerry Brown.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025

But judging from the excitement on social media, the prevailing sentiment is hope the cash injection will make existing Bitcoin investors rich.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2024

Among the volunteers, many of whom were veterans of the 9/11 wars, the prevailing sentiment was that this war was so uncomplicated in comparison.

From Salon • Jun. 26, 2023

“Do you think this represents the prevailing sentiment around town?”

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin