Sentence examples for contrary to received wisdom from inspiring English sources

(Contrary to received wisdom, bats are not blind).

And what happened next is contrary to received wisdom.

Contrary to received wisdom, it isn't easy to be right about events in hindsight.

Contrary to received wisdom, Mr Bregman claims both sides were prepared to be flexible.

Contrary to received wisdom, Birchard managed this without permanently relocating to the States.

I beat them every time.' Alexander, contrary to received wisdom, reprimanded Kutuzov for lack of gusto.

Contrary to received running wisdom, however, those who overpronated or underpronated were not significantly more likely to get hurt than runners with neutral foot motion.

Inconsistency, according to received wisdom, cannot be coherently reasoned about.

If the result is contrary to the hypothesis, then you've made a discovery". Of course it was data that allowed Galileo Galilei to discover, contrary to all received wisdom, that the Earth moves around the Sun.

The "Modernist Cuisine" authors argue, contrary to the received wisdom, that the best way to cook a steak is to flip it every fifteen seconds: they say it's quicker, more even, juicier, and needs less resting time.

For those of you familiar with the state of California and its discrete, culturally autonomous regions, you'll know that San Diego and its outlying suburbs trend to the right of the political spectrum, contrary to the received wisdom that all Californians are atheist, barefoot fornicators.