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common sense
[ kom-uhn sens ]
noun
- sound practical judgment that is independent of specialized knowledge, training, or the like; normal native intelligence.
common sense
noun
- plain ordinary good judgment; sound practical sense
adjective
- inspired by or displaying sound practical sense
Common Sense
- (1776) A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that called for the United States to declare independence from Britain immediately. Written in a brisk and pungent style, Common Sense had a tremendous impact and helped to persuade many Americans that they could successfully wage a war for their independence.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of common sense1
Example Sentences
Hailing what he called a "revolution of common sense", he told a crowd of supporters in Michigan that he was using his presidency to deliver "profound change".
"This is a choice between a Conservative Party that stood up for common sense and a Labour Party that bent the knee to every passing fad," she said.
That people will splinter into hostile groups when common sense would lead them to unite is what fuels “The Last of Us,” as a game and a series, and lifts it into classical epic territory.
"A victory for common sense" or "devastating" – the contrasting reactions to the statement by five Supreme Court judges that legally the term "woman" means a biological woman.
The idea that abandoning this logic would lead to a lower cost per megawatt is magical thinking, defying technical plausibility, historical reality and common sense.
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