rocket science

Example Sentences

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Chip-making isn’t rocket science, but it might prove to be his biggest challenge yet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Referring to the costs incurred throughout the investigation, defence solicitor Shalin Sood said: "It's not rocket science trying to locate where Mr Sullivan is – he livestreams every day."

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

The basic principle isn’t rocket science: Everything is easier when it’s on a schedule.

From Slate • May 5, 2025

Leading science educator and communicator, Dr. Frederic Bertley, brings rocket science to young White House visitors during the 2023 annual Easter Egg Roll.

From Salon • May 6, 2024

His evidence was mounting and profound; this was something different, this device that captivated the human senses, and, in a way, recognition of the risks required neither science nor proverbial rocket science.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel