The phrase "a widespread image" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an image or representation that is commonly seen or recognized by many people.
Example: "The widespread image of the polar bear on melting ice caps has become a symbol of climate change."
Alternatives: "a common image" or "a prevalent image".
There's a false but widespread image of college radio as a pointless, narcissistic exercise — that it's nothing more than a crew of campus oddballs who like playing D.J., even though no one is listening.
Supporters of the project, who include Jews and non-Jews, see it also as an attempt to counter the widespread image of Poland as a deeply anti-Semitic country -- an image burnished after World War II by anti-Jewish riots and the expulsion by the then ruling Communists of about 20,000 remaining Polish Jews in 1968.
But a new study suggests that the widespread image is misleading -- that among male lions, a baldish head with sideburns or a sort of Mohawk may have been as prevalent in Africa as heavy manes, at least until recent years, when widespread hunting disrupted lion populations.
While these photographs put him in a new light they are unlikely to overshadow the most widespread image of him taken by Alberto Korda at a memorial service in March 1960.
The widespread image of Peña Nieto as a bold reformist struggling against the forces of nostalgic reaction is about as accurate as Vladimir Putin's presentation of Bashar al-Assad as a distinguished statesman.
However, a major limitation of CBCT scans is the widespread image artifacts such as noise, beam hardening and inhomogeneity, causing great difficulties for accurate segmentation of bony structures from soft tissues, as well as separating mandible from maxilla.
But the idea of classical music as a force for good fits right in with the widespread image — among classical music lovers, at least — of this art form's exalted purpose.
The decline, which has been documented by previous studies as well, runs counter to the widespread image on the Republican presidential campaign trail of a rise in illegal immigration.
Long unpopular with Latin Americans, the U.S. stance toward Cuba greatly aggravated the widespread image of America the bully.
