How to Use common time in a Sentence

common time

noun
  • Big junctures in life are a common time for a celestial steer.
    — The Economist, 24 Feb. 2018
  • The five-year measure is a common time frame used to measure survival rates.
    — Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The five-year measure is a common time frame used to measure survival rates.
    — Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The July 4 floods happened at night, a common time for flood deaths.
    — Seth Borenstein, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025
  • The most common times for cancelations and no-shows?
    — Ciara Lucas, SELF, 10 Dec. 2025
  • The end of the regular season is the most common time for teams to cut coaches loose.
    — New York Times, 31 Dec. 2019
  • Another common time to wake in the middle of the night is when your blood sugar drops.
    — Lisa Desantis, Glamour, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Phone switching is the most common time for carriers to gain or lose a subscriber.
    — Drew Fitzgerald, WSJ, 17 Oct. 2020
  • Find a common time for people to convene and connect every week.
    — Anne Iversen, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022
  • Pregnancy is a common time for stretch marks because the skin changes rapidly.
    — Susan Bard, Verywell Health, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The most common time for this to happen is between the ages of 10 and 11.
    — ​wendy Wisner, Parents, 29 Aug. 2023
  • He would have been born in late fall or winter, which is typically a less common time for denning.
    — Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
  • This is just one of many common time-travel paradoxes brought about by traveling faster than light.
    — Paul M. Sutter, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2023
  • The three most common times for tipping are at restaurants, during travel, and at salons.
    — Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2017
  • There is a more common time of year for hate crimes in schools, according to the FBI.
    — Luke Barr, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Spring is often seen as the peak of allergy season, but fall is also a common time of year to suffer from hay fever.
    — Maggie Horton, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Spring and summer are the most common times for infection, the CDC says.
    — Patia Braithwaite, SELF, 26 July 2019
  • One of the most common times grass seed won't germinate is after a pre-emergent herbicide has been put down to prevent weed growth.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Late spring and early summer are the most common times to find active Volutella blight on pachysandra.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
  • Outside of the loss of a loved one, one of the most common times to experience grief is at the end of a romantic relationship.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
  • That’s usually a common time for manufacturers to try to push more purchases.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 23 Nov. 2021
  • Asteatotic eczema, on the other hand, is more seasonal, and fall and winter are the most common times that people experience eczema flare-ups.
    — Talia Abbas, SELF, 7 Jan. 2019
  • One of the most common times that Lovenox is prescribed is when someone is recovering from surgery, which can increase the chances of a blood clot occurring.
    — ​wendy Wisner, Parents, 30 July 2024
  • The most common time that such data is made available to them is during either a routine or emergency health visit with a primary or urgent care provider.
    — Frederick Daso, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2021
  • Why So Many People Poop in the Morning The morning is a common time to poop.
    — Brandi Jones, Verywell Health, 3 June 2026
  • As a bonus, magnetic reversals could provide a common time marker for rocks from different locations.
    — Byzack Savitsky, science.org, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Key Takeaways Your body has an internal clock and reflexes that make morning the most common time to have a bowel movement (poop).
    — Brandi Jones, Verywell Health, 3 June 2026
  • When correctly implemented, first-time business owners can avoid many of the common time-draining processes.
    — Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Post-vacation is an especially common time for this phenomenon.
    — Karen Burns, The Seattle Times, 6 Sep. 2017
  • Other common times to experience stretch marks include growth spurts, puberty, and during weight training or bodybuilding programs.
    — Susan Bard, Verywell Health, 23 Dec. 2024

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