common sense

NOUN
  1. sound practical judgment
    fortunately she had the good sense to run away
    Common sense is not so common
    he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples
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How To Use common sense In A Sentence

  • They showed a lack of common sense that beggars belief.
  • This conundrum poses two questions: First: does collective stupidity actually have a bottom limit or is it some kind of great cosmic suckhole from which reason and common sense simply cannot escape? The End-of-the-World Survival Kit
  • Here's John Adams on Thomas Paine's famous 1776 pamphlet "Common Sense": "What a poor, ignorant, malicious, short-sighted, crapulous mass. William Hogeland: How John Adams and Thomas Paine Clashed Over Economic Equality
  • A team of chemists found that when certain substances are diluted in water, the molecules clump together instead of getting further apart, as common sense would suggest.
  • Windsurfing is perfectly safe as long as you have/use some common sense.
  • Preservation of our environment is not a liberal or conservative challenge, it's common sense. Ronald Reagan 
  • It's about time these highways officers had some foresight or common sense.
  • Remember to use all necessary safety precautions - and common sense - when working on a roof, and call on a professional roofer for any repairs you're not fully comfortable undertaking on your own.
  • First, it was a good thing that the negotiation process was led by a pair of egocentric men whose machismo instincts somehow consistently outweighed common courtesy, common dignity and common sense.
  • You need someone in charge with common sense, but also with the organizational wherewithal to actually get something done. Brett King: #Winning at Social Media
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