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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Another truism is that young people tend to push back against the views of their parents.
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Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Aug. 2024
Until recently, one of the truisms of U.S. politics was that parties most often won by seizing the high ground of optimism.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2024
This only one life, so live it twice The listener is then led into an old truism about the moon—a curiosity rooted in physical perspective.
—Tom Zoellner, SPIN, 13 Aug. 2024
The Decameron is a fitfully funny, occasionally poignant testament to the truism that no matter the circumstances, people will always find a way to be people, in all our petty or horny or heroic glory.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 July 2024
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Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Aug. 2024
Until recently, one of the truisms of U.S. politics was that parties most often won by seizing the high ground of optimism.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2024
This only one life, so live it twice The listener is then led into an old truism about the moon—a curiosity rooted in physical perspective.
—Tom Zoellner, SPIN, 13 Aug. 2024
The Decameron is a fitfully funny, occasionally poignant testament to the truism that no matter the circumstances, people will always find a way to be people, in all our petty or horny or heroic glory.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 July 2024
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truism
noun
tru·ism
ˈtrü-ˌiz-əm
: an obvious truth
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