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
"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
“With a technology as transformative as AI, we have a responsibility to support that innovation while putting in place commonsense guardrails to understand and reduce risk,” Wiener said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2025
In another moment she would lose every shred of commonsense and pride and fling herself into the water after the rowboat and plead with them not to leave her behind.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
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