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
The central idea was the same: to have more control over their creations.
From BBC • Oct. 26, 2025
“I didn’t want you to know how ugly the world is,” he explains, laying out the film’s central idea.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2025
The new kind of fair mobility is a central idea of degrowth.
From Salon • May 3, 2024
One day she guessed the central idea of her ceremonial, when she suddenly understood her rule not to let the pillow come in contact with the bed.
From A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis by Freud, Sigmund
