Preposition: that

• cannot: It is a truism that democracy cannot be established at gunpoint.

• people: Why isn't it a truism that people join, in serendipity, to ascend to new heights of thought and creativity.

• Shakespeare: Many of the clichés and truisms that rival Shakespeare are creeping into our vocabulary.

• industry: It's a truism that the music industry is notoriously male-dominated.

Converse of object

• seem: It might seem an obvious truism that our brains have minds of their own - isn't that what brains do, have minds?

• become: Why rip our party apart to prove a rapidly becoming obvious truism?

• state: Either you are stating the truism that we cannot absolutely disprove anything.

• give: But it is equally common, in relation to particular ( putative ) examples of virtues to give these truisms up.

• repeat: The second sentence merely repeats the truism that teachers must know well that which they teach.

Adjective modifier

• obvious: Why rip our party apart to prove a rapidly becoming obvious truism?

• simple: I am sorry these simple truisms should excite the hon.

• old: First, let us remember the old truism that " not-for-profit " does not mean " for loss.

• political: It is an age-old political truism that you tame your enemies by giving them a seat at the table.

• basic: The show reveals some of the more basic truisms of the therapy culture.

• little: Some of you may be skeptical and unwilling to take my little truism to heart, so let's do some math.