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
She must know in her heart that this missionary enterprise is a divergence from her central idea, however much more good it may accomplish.
From The Story of a Life by Ellis, J. Breckenridge (John Breckenridge)
