How to Use conventional wisdom in a Sentence

conventional wisdom

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  • Conventional wisdom in Hollywood says that a movie can't succeed unless it stars a famous actor or actress.
  • The conventional wisdom is that neither side wants full-scale war and is counting on the other not to escalate.
    — New York Times, 20 Apr. 2021
  • Indianapolis isn’t the only team who has had success going against the conventional wisdom with a player.
    — Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Apr. 2021
  • At the plate, Joey Gallo made a split-second decision in the eighth inning that would go against conventional wisdom.
    — Dallas News, 7 May 2021
  • Her experiments showed — in opposition to conventional wisdom — that fir trees did better when shaded and crowded by birch and alder.
    — Washington Post, 21 May 2021
  • The conventional wisdom was that after the free-spending Trump years, Republicans would snap back to being deficit hawks when out of power.
    — Rich Lowry, National Review, 30 Apr. 2021
  • At the same time, conventional wisdom holds that because restaurants know that people don’t want to order the cheapest glass or bottle on the menu, the second-cheapest wine tends to have the highest markup.
    — Sarah Todd, Quartz, 19 May 2021
  • As the business has grown substantially, conventional wisdom says that this isn't an efficient use of a CEO’s time.
    — Armon Petrossian, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Model agencies these days pride themselves on signing virtually anyone who simply wants to be a model rather than only those approved by conventional wisdom.
    — Washington Post, 12 May 2021
  • Maddon has gone against the conventional wisdom of the time, which is to handle talented players as if they’re made of glass, and removed the usage restrictions designed to keep Ohtani healthy.
    — Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2021
  • Why it wasn't nominated: As the conventional wisdom goes, the Academy loves to award movies about Hollywood, but this is one that may have hit too close to home.
    — Tyler Aquilina, EW.com, 21 Apr. 2021
  • This year, his ascension to the speakership and support of permitless carry completely jumbled the conventional wisdom.
    — Robert T. Garrett, Dallas News, 14 May 2021
  • The conventional wisdom holds that the U.S. and China, acting in concert, can begin to curb global emissions and that this meeting was a hopeful start.
    — Jordan McGillis, National Review, 29 Apr. 2021
  • The conventional wisdom would be to close down, take your lumps, wait it out, and hope for the best.
    — Steve Strauss, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2021
  • Still, the conventional wisdom is that Democrats will get both bills in the end.
    — Rich Lowry, National Review, 24 Sep. 2021
  • Geddes’ claim flew in the face of the conventional wisdom.
    — Christopher Preston, Discover Magazine, 1 Aug. 2022
  • This dashes much of the conventional wisdom of the Trump era.
    — W. James Antle Iii, The Week, 8 Dec. 2021
  • Sell was the conventional wisdom in April, and buy was all the rage during their red-hot May.
    — Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 30 June 2021
  • That flies in the face of conventional wisdom, which suggests that prices should slide as rates rise.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 13 July 2024
  • After all, that’s the conventional wisdom that many of us grew up with.
    — Mckale Montgomery, The Conversation, 19 May 2022
  • And conventional wisdom would have it as Hill’s job to lose.
    — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Mar. 2022
  • With the shot clock off and the score locked at 46, conventional wisdom would have called for Valley Vista’s star senior point guard to slow the game down.
    — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 4 Mar. 2023
  • Some of the new evidence challenges the conventional wisdom that had formed around the killing.
    — Jill Cowan, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2023
  • And one thing that's fascinating is that the conventional wisdom, which used to be true, used to be that this is about the power of the NRA.
    — NBC News, 29 May 2022
  • On one hand, tip your hat to a team that has the courage to eschew conventional wisdom and pick kids way ahead of where they were slated to go.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 29 June 2023
  • Contrary to conventional wisdom, the power to abolish the monarchy doesn’t lie with the monarch alone.
    — Time, 15 Sep. 2022
  • Now a study from the research firm Pied Piper appears to turn that conventional wisdom on its head.
    — John Voelcker, Car and Driver, 20 July 2022
  • The conventional wisdom for what to do if you're caught in a rip current is to swim parallel to shore to try and escape it.
    — Cara Korte, CBS News, 6 June 2023
  • But against all conventional wisdom, Canonero won — and then did it again two weeks later in the Preakness.
    — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 8 May 2022
  • For example, Dharma’s label says to use hot water, while conventional wisdom says to use cold water to avoid stains setting into the fabric.
    — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2024

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