horse sense

noun

Examples of horse sense in a Sentence

He credits his success to good old-fashioned horse sense. pure horse sense should tell you it's dangerous to play with matches
Recent Examples on the Web His words of wisdom are tinged with wit and old-fashioned horse sense. Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2024 My bet is that Smith has that political horse sense. Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 8 June 2023 But Lord knows, there’s a mountain of acumen and perspicacity or, in plain terms, good horse sense stored in those minds and souls. Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Jan. 2023 Back in 2011, Daniels, a former Bush White House official and two-term Indiana governor known for his conservative horse sense and low-key manner, passed on a White House run and went on to accept the Purdue presidency. Frederick Hess, Forbes, 16 June 2022 In an age when Hollywood’s highest-profile parent-child relationship is that between Britney Spears and her father, what could be more refreshing than the homespun horse sense of the Howard boys? Peter Tonguette, WSJ, 7 Oct. 2021 People have many ways of talking about intuition: gut, nose, sixth sense, horse sense, Spidey-sense. Steve Kolowich, Washington Post, 20 June 2019

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Word History

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of horse sense was in 1832

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“Horse sense.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horse%20sense. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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