truism
noun
tru·ism
ˈtrü-ˌi-zəm 
: an undoubted or self-evident truth
especially
: one too obvious for mention
Examples of truism in a Sentence
ended his letter with the overused truism, “You can't win them all!”
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All the players corroborate a truism: Politics attracts deformed personalities featuring an insatiable lust of power for the sake of power to fuel self-esteem.
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Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2025
Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza’s Warfare is an admirable attempt to counter the truism that there’s no such thing as an anti-war movie — that all war movies, however gruesome or wrenching, effectively (and often unwittingly) wind up glamorizing combat to some degree.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
All that audiences at the Palace Theatre get is a picture of steak knives on the preshow curtain, then a picture of a Cadillac at intermission and then the text of the truism itself.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2025
These truisms posit that, for example, all human beings are inherently good.
—Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
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Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2025
Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza’s Warfare is an admirable attempt to counter the truism that there’s no such thing as an anti-war movie — that all war movies, however gruesome or wrenching, effectively (and often unwittingly) wind up glamorizing combat to some degree.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
All that audiences at the Palace Theatre get is a picture of steak knives on the preshow curtain, then a picture of a Cadillac at intermission and then the text of the truism itself.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2025
These truisms posit that, for example, all human beings are inherently good.
—Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for truism
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“Truism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truism. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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truism
noun
tru·ism
ˈtrü-ˌiz-əm
: an obvious truth
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