widely held

Frequency: 7.210.5 per million words

used for a belief or opinion shared by a large number of people

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Examples (10)

  • This view is widely held.
  • It's a widely held belief that hard work leads to success.
  • The theory was widely held among scientists for decades.
  • Despite some opposition, the opinion remains widely held by the public.
  • A widely held misconception is that snakes are always aggressive.
  • Such traditions are widely held in many cultures around the world.
  • The idea that the Earth is flat is no longer widely held.
  • He challenged a widely held assumption about human behavior.
  • This perspective has become widely held in contemporary society.
  • The concept of universal human rights is now widely held.