central idea
Example Sentences
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“His central idea was that to live is to act, transforming oneself and the world around,” Ms. Riskin writes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
My annotations helped me come up with a central idea to use for my final paper, but after a point it was no longer an assignment.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
The central idea was the same: to have more control over their creations.
From BBC • Oct. 26, 2025
The new kind of fair mobility is a central idea of degrowth.
From Salon • May 3, 2024
It may be a simple chrysanthemum or a flag on the canopy over the throne itself, but they all emphasize the same grand central idea.
From Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod by Vay, P?ter
