Below you will find example sentences with "conventional wisdom". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Conventional Wisdom in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: conventional
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 16
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 22.4 words

Words in this phrase

conventional wisdom

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • conventional can mean: Pertaining to a convention, as in following generally accepted principles, methods and behaviour. Frequent word
  • wisdom can mean: An element of personal character that enables one to distinguish the wise from the unwise. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 10 start, 7 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

and so conventional wisdom had it 1× case the conventional wisdom was wrong 1× challenge the conventional wisdom 1× contrary to conventional wisdom holding your 1× contrary to conventional wisdom making the 1× conventional wisdom holds that 1× conventional wisdom is that 1× conventional wisdom states that 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

contrary to conventional 2× as a function 1× but conventional sports 1× conventional wisdom holds 1× conventional wisdom is 1× conventional wisdom states 1×

Common sentence endings:

cars and motorways 1× come out ahead 1× conventional business models 1× conventional wisdom believes 1× drop the title 1× feel great inside 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

new 3× management 2× future 2× keep 2× cheaper 2× year 2× contrary 2× holds 2× china 2× two 2× offer 2× scott 2×

Related phrases

conventional weapons

Phrases around this combination

Just before it in the phrase index:

conventional weapons convention centre convention center convenience stores controversy surrounding controversial plans

Just after it in the phrase index:

conversion rate conversion rates conversion therapy convert annually convert tall convert thick

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

conventional weapons

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "conventional wisdom" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 22.4 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as and so conventional wisdom had it, case the conventional wisdom was wrong, new, management and future stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with conventional weapons, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with conventional wisdom

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

And here, the conventional wisdom is correct. (7 words)

As often is the case, the conventional wisdom was wrong. (10 words)

Conventional wisdom holds that life is subject to its environment. (10 words)

Longer example sentences

If conventional wisdom holds and China forgoes military action until the 2030s, Biden will choose Brown; if the latest estimates of imminent movements hold, If China moves quickly, the Marine Corps commandant will come out ahead. (36 words)

Scott’s numbers were pretty good: third-best in the field, non-self-funder division, which I think is consistent with the conventional wisdom about his campaign (that he is the third-best-positioned). (34 words)

As a function of past fiat money printing and future requirements to keep Uncle Sam solvent, energy prices keep getting cheaper and cheaper each year, not more expensive like conventional wisdom believes. (32 words)

Example sentences (20)

But conventional sports wisdom dictated that eventually, the new management would want their own guy, and so conventional wisdom had it that John Gibbons was living on borrowed time.

Propelled by a perfect storm of market dynamics, innovation, demographic shifts and new management philosophies, farmers of the future will quite simply defy conventional wisdom and conventional business models.

As a function of past fiat money printing and future requirements to keep Uncle Sam solvent, energy prices keep getting cheaper and cheaper each year, not more expensive like conventional wisdom believes.

As often is the case, the conventional wisdom was wrong.

Contrary to conventional wisdom, holding your convention in a swing state has little to no electoral benefit.

Conventional wisdom states that expanding into new countries overseas boosts revenue and increases the chances of success by broadening a company’s customer base.

Conventional wisdom suggests that we give to charity at least partly because of post-donation warm and fuzzies that make us feel great inside.

However, Rhodes has been riding momentum since returning to WWE last year, and conventional wisdom is that Reigns will drop the title.

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If conventional wisdom holds and China forgoes military action until the 2030s, Biden will choose Brown; if the latest estimates of imminent movements hold, If China moves quickly, the Marine Corps commandant will come out ahead.

I know that the conventional wisdom is that the two-state solution has gone the way of the dodo.

It’s true, of course, that for conventional wisdom to change, political actors often need to alter their behavior in response to the factors feeding the prevailing view.

It was a time when conventional wisdom would tell us that people can only travel by cars and motorways.

Offer analyses that seem critical but make sure never to challenge the conventional wisdom.

Scott’s numbers were pretty good: third-best in the field, non-self-funder division, which I think is consistent with the conventional wisdom about his campaign (that he is the third-best-positioned).

The conventional wisdom is that Scott is campaigning for vice president, but there isn’t a precedent for a veep who outshines his boss on moral feeling and passion.

The tired conventional wisdom centering on the lack of affordable housing continues to offer a poor explanation since it lacks a wider ecological perspective.

And here, the conventional wisdom is correct.

Contrary to conventional wisdom, making the Security Council more representative and enhancing its effectiveness do not have to be mutually exclusive goals.

Conventional wisdom holds that life is subject to its environment.

Conventional wisdom is that a player with five ships left can withstand more hits than a player with two.

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