commonsense
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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The State Department said it is using "commonsense tools to support American families and strengthen compliance" with US laws in an approach it said would enforce parents' "legal and moral obligations to their children".
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Whitesides said he supports commonsense reforms that secure the border while providing legal pathways to citizenship, especially for undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
"Unless commonsense prevails, we could be entering a circular process where new tariffs are announced, then potentially overturned, only for new tariffs to be announced, and we do the dance again."
From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026
That’s why I’m joining with healthcare workers from across the state to support this commonsense measure, and I encourage your readers to join us.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026
Quite a few inventions do conform to this commonsense view of necessity as invention’s mother.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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