Sentence examples for are universally understood from inspiring English sources

Civility and aggressive vulgarity are universally understood.

Most Emojis are universally understood — even the ones you can't imagine finding use for.

In the early 1990's, the aptly named Mike Gunn, a state legislator from Mississippi, was quoted as saying, "If guns are outlawed, how can we shoot the liberals?" Jokes like that are universally understood -- if not appreciated -- because the idea and the imagery and the reality of gun violence are so pervasive.

It is, I suppose, the most basic kind of everyday ethical problem: if there is an established social order (where the rules are universally understood), is it ever O.K. for someone to break the unspoken agreement everyone else has made, particularly in situations in which very little is at stake?

Instead of reading my actions as negatively "feminine" or "domestic," I have since decided that some actions, like offering to serve pie, are universally understood to be acts of politeness and kindness.

These fats are universally understood to be bad for your health, and they hide in places you might not expect.

The pull of New York is universally understood.

Also, and not incidentally, Bosh is universally understood to be the Heat's third-best player.

"It's universally understood that you'll have a good flight with no stress".

By Mohsin Hamid May 10, 2017 The pull of New York City is universally understood.

This report was universally understood to prohibit the deliberate killing of noncombatant women and children.