preconceived idea
Example Sentences
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“I want to be known by that and not by some preconceived idea of what I’m supposed to do.”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 22, 2023
"One of the problems we have, of course, is that there's a preconceived idea of what romantic fiction actually is," she says.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2023
I think the most important thing is I didn't have a preconceived idea.
From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2020
It’s easy to be seduced into thinking this team won’t be as bad as my preconceived idea of what sort of carnage loomed in 2018, post-reimagination.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2019
You understand that nothing is more disturbing than the upsetting of a preconceived idea.
From Chance A Tale in Two Parts by Joseph Conrad
