truism
noun
tru·ism
ˈtrü-ˌi-zəm 
: an undoubted or self-evident truth
especially
: one too obvious for mention
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Examples of truism in a Sentence
ended his letter with the overused truism, “You can't win them all!”
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Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2024
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That truism, at last, seems to be shifting, with workers enjoying more of the fruits of their labor.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2024
Tapscott’s analysis strikingly underlines the truism that, in authoritarian states, the army and the police serve the regime, not the public.
—Rebecca Tapscott, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021
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Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2024
This is a watershed Curb episode for sharing the basic David truism that lesbians love Larry.
—Larry Fitzmaurice, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2024
That truism, at last, seems to be shifting, with workers enjoying more of the fruits of their labor.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2024
Tapscott’s analysis strikingly underlines the truism that, in authoritarian states, the army and the police serve the regime, not the public.
—Rebecca Tapscott, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021
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“Truism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truism. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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truism
noun
tru·ism
ˈtrü-ˌiz-əm
: an obvious truth
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