Sentence examples for is a common term from inspiring English sources

"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.

"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.

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.

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.

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".

It's a common term in Australia, even amongst strangers, and simply means friend.

This has been a common term for any luminous phenomena of the night sky since Antiquity (Stothers 1979).