Sentence examples for a commonplace that from inspiring English sources

The poet Louis MacNeice was voicing a commonplace that was accepted by most experts on human evolution until very recently – in fact still is by some.

It's a commonplace that Europe's population is declining.

IT IS a commonplace that American consumers have kept the world economy spinning.

It's a commonplace that "Johnny Guitar" is a proto-feminist masterwork.

By now it's a commonplace that William Eggleston more or less invented fine-art colour photography.

It is a commonplace that, in our society, we deal with death very badly.

It's a commonplace that the artist who liked to masquerade as bull or Minotaur equated sexual and creative potency.

It is a commonplace that people respect red lights and driving lanes here, unlike in the north.

It is now a commonplace that McEwan has edged past his peers to become England's national author.

It is a commonplace that a new class of well-connected business people has flourished under the Fidesz government.

Indeed, it's become a Washington commonplace that when Mrs. Clinton arrived in the White House she failed to understand that being the First Lady was itself a job.