conventional wisdom
noun
: the generally accepted belief, opinion, judgment, or prediction about a particular matter
Examples of conventional wisdom in a Sentence
Conventional wisdom in Hollywood says that a movie can't succeed unless it stars a famous actor or actress.
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The limits of conventional wisdom The conventional wisdoms that gun violence is caused by either bad people or bad economic opportunities have produced no shortage of policy proposals.
—Jens Ludwig, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
As a keynote speaker, Dr. Mayer challenges conventional wisdom about leadership, recasting it as an active, ongoing process.
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The discovery ran contrary to the conventional wisdom—in at least some quarters—that AI models are merely sophisticated autocomplete machines that only predict the next word in a sequence.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 27 Mar. 2025
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Forbes Press Releases, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The limits of conventional wisdom The conventional wisdoms that gun violence is caused by either bad people or bad economic opportunities have produced no shortage of policy proposals.
—Jens Ludwig, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
As a keynote speaker, Dr. Mayer challenges conventional wisdom about leadership, recasting it as an active, ongoing process.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
The discovery ran contrary to the conventional wisdom—in at least some quarters—that AI models are merely sophisticated autocomplete machines that only predict the next word in a sequence.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for conventional wisdom
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“Conventional wisdom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conventional%20wisdom. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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