Sentence examples for common meaning from inspiring English sources

It later acquired its more common meaning by association.

"Under any common meaning of the term, CIA detainees were tortured," she said.

"Under any common meaning of the term, CIA detainees were tortured".

Meanwhile, in Minnesota, uff da is common, meaning "oops, ouch, good grief" or even stronger yowls of mental pain.

I prefer a dictionary that gives the most common meaning first, then lists the others, with the least common last.

Hundred-hour workweeks for residents are common, meaning that they often make less than $10 an hour.

In 16th- and 17th-century English, the most common meaning of the word "fact" was "an evil deed or crime".

Further, the common meaning that holds members together often becomes diluted if the brand attempts to grow.

"Individual," several justices said, has a common meaning, and it does not include corporations and other organizations.

When it did so, California's Dianne Feinstein declared: "It is my personal conclusion that, under any common meaning of the term, CIA detainees were tortured".

Psycholinguists have shown that when we hear a noun at the beginning of a sentence we tend to associate the word with its most common meaning.