How to Use conventional wisdom in a Sentence

conventional wisdom

noun
  • Conventional wisdom in Hollywood says that a movie can't succeed unless it stars a famous actor or actress.
  • This dashes much of the conventional wisdom of the Trump era.
    W. James Antle Iii, The Week, 8 Dec. 2021
  • And this was really contrary to what conventional wisdom was at the time.
    Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 8 Dec. 2021
  • The mathematics of fourth-down decisions run counter to conventional wisdom, which in turn runs counter to common sense.
    Mike Tanier, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2021
  • Cincinnati coach Luke Fickell jumped to the conventional wisdom list of candidates.
    Nathan Baird, cleveland, 29 Nov. 2021
  • Along the way, Jackson's project dispels and reinforces pieces of conventional wisdom that has solidified through the years.
    David Bauder, ajc, 24 Nov. 2021
  • With President Joe Biden's ratings sinking, the conventional wisdom seems to be that Democrats are doomed.
    Frida Ghitis, CNN, 18 Nov. 2021
  • That seems to defy conventional wisdom and research studies alike, which find a strong connection between getting out in nature and reduced stress, anxiety and depression.
    Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2021
  • Geddes’ claim flew in the face of the conventional wisdom.
    Christopher Preston, Discover Magazine, 1 Aug. 2022
  • 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
  • Sometimes the best way to avoid crowds is to defy conventional wisdom.
    Christopher Elliott, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2022
  • And that was sort of the conventional wisdom for a lot of gay comedians.
    Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2022
  • The conventional wisdom among analysts is that Haney and Campos will face off in the runoff.
    Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Jan. 2022
  • The size of the ballot won’t set a record — the conventional wisdom is voters will see 10, maybe 11, statewide propositions this fall.
    John Myers, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2022
  • But when the election was all said and done, was that conventional wisdom correct?
    Galen Druke, ABC News, 15 May 2024
  • The conventional wisdom is that hiring slows in the summer, and that's true to some extent, but keep tabs on new postings and be ready to apply.
    Rachel Loock, USA TODAY, 28 June 2022
  • The conventional wisdom was to swing straight through the zone, to maximize contact.
    Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2024
  • In 2023, the idea that the internet isn’t fun anymore is conventional wisdom.
    Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2023
  • Instead, the field’s conventional wisdom for decades has been to take baby steps.
    Quanta Magazine, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Powell, in contrast, has stuck to the genres that conventional wisdom has long held were dead: Romantic comedies.
    Constance Grady, Vox, 18 July 2024

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