common-sense
Example Sentences
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The universities said they "strongly reject" that in-person, timetabled weekend teaching is classified as "distance learning", arguing it "defies common sense".
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
“Under this Court’s precedents, not to mention common sense, those circumstances taken together can constitute at least reasonable suspicion of illegal presence,” he said in a concurrence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
And an underdog who stayed in the contest in defiance of steep odds and, seemingly, common sense.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
There was a common core to it, which was: Use your common sense, man.
From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026
She made her own way instead, using a combination of magic and know-how and common sense.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
