I thought of the widely-held belief that you can't feel more than one pain at one time and wondered what misinformed idiot had started that one.
However, there is no direct evidence to contradict the widely-held belief that Johnson's famous remark was a criticism of patriotism itself.
Contrary to a widely-held belief, he and Giuliano were not cousins, but knew each other as children and became friends as young men.
Any government supported by a deep and widely-held belief will remain effective and stable so long as that doctrine remains widely believed.
There was a widely-held belief at the time that many massage parlours were little more than brothels.
This song line suggests the writer had the widely-held mistaken belief that Texarkana is partially in Louisiana.
It also questioned widely-held beliefs about sexuality.
Lott argues against the widely-held belief that a new car loses 15% - 25% of its value as soon as it leaves the new car dealer's lot.
Gender stereotypes are widely-held beliefs about the characteristics and behavior of women and men.
One widely-held belief is that it marks the repeal of prohibition in 1933.