preconceived notion
Example Sentences
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Anything that taints their preconceived notion of how they should be.
From Salon • Oct. 11, 2023
Laz Alonso recalled his days as an aspiring actor trying to break into the industry with the preconceived notion that all actors were rich.
From Reuters • Jul. 4, 2023
Jurors are supposed to assess the case on its merits, not their preconceived notion of the defendant.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2023
“We don’t have a preconceived notion of what that outcome is going to be,” the archbishop says in a video played at churches over the weekend and posted to the archdiocese’s website.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 22, 2023
But at that moment her preconceived notion that the Duke was the center of a mystery took definite shape, and she was above all things loyal to the house.
From The Duke Decides by Hill, Headon
