preconceived idea
Example Sentences
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He refuses to force a song he’s writing to change just because it doesn’t fit someone’s preconceived idea of what “a Nation of Language song” should sound like.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 9, 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
“They had a preconceived idea, regardless of what evidence was presented, that he was guilty,” he said.
From Washington Post • Nov. 23, 2021
I think the most important thing is I didn't have a preconceived idea.
From Salon • Dec. 17, 2020
The observer ought to be placed where he can see correctly, and should have no practical interest, no desire to obtain a particular result, no preconceived idea about the result.
From Introduction to the Study of History by Berry, George Godfrey
