notions

Example Sentences

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You could think of it as a test of how committed American corporations are to notions of fairness.

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2026

The false notions which prompt this dissatisfaction, according to Grant, are ideas like “stocks are going to the moon” or “war can be waged on the cheap” or “there’s no such thing as inflation.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

Conversely, critics have been the ones quick to deem the film mere sensationalism, seemingly clinging to preconceived notions about how certain themes should be talked about within the medium.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

Couple that with the group’s uncompromising punk rock attitude about their structure and message, and it’s easy to see why Irreversible Entanglements might not fit cleanly into everyone’s preconceived notions about “jazz.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

In part, the bonding occurred because the correspondence of their twilight years permitted both sages to confront and argue out their different notions of the history they had lived and made together.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis