you/one would think (that)
idiom
—used to say that one believes that something is true or should be true, that a particular situation exists or should exist, that something will happen or should happen, etc.
You would think (that) the school would have dictionaries in the classrooms.
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The entire Mets squad could get booed and no one would think much of it based on where the two teams are in the standings.
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2025
Today, no one would think of designing a building that wasn’t wheelchair accessible.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
Placed somewhere no one would think to look, the entertainer ends up as a nun in a California convent, now going by the name of Sister Mary Clarence.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2025
Today, no one would think of designing a building that wasn’t wheelchair accessible.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
Placed somewhere no one would think to look, the entertainer ends up as a nun in a California convent, now going by the name of Sister Mary Clarence.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
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“You/one would think (that).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/you%2Fone%20would%20think%20%28that%29. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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