Sentence examples for be a common term from inspiring English sources

Although team teaching may be a common term for the practice of grouping teachers to provide content instruction for multiple classes of students, another term is popular locally.

"Maybe that is a common term," I thought.

In Scotland pipe is a common term for bagpipe.

A sick, or syke, is a common term in the north of England, meaning a small stream.

Suárez said that he called Evra "negro" once but justified it by saying that it is a common term in Uruguay.

Astronomical science was a common term in the late nineteenth century, to distinguish it from astrology and the study of ancient myths about the constellations.

"Van" is a common term in the breed's native region, Central and South Asia, and is also used to describe other cats with similar markings.

Dylan sang about being conned into "thinking you're the one/ That can do what's never been done/That can win what's never been won"; "brainwashing" was a common term.

Justice O'Connor said that while the word "unreasonable" was "no doubt difficult to define," it was "a common term in the legal world and, accordingly, federal judges are familiar with its meaning".

A "punter," for example, is a common term referring specifically to a gambler who bets on horse racing but also generally to describe someone who participates in, well, anything at all.

Ms. Marte bought the bird four years ago from a Bronx pet shop for $300 and named her Cuca, which is a common term for parrots in the Dominican Republic, where Ms. Marte was born and raised.