preconceived idea
Example Sentences
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"I had a really specific preconceived idea of her," she admitted during our conversation.
From Salon β May 10, 2023
Auerbach’s paintings and drawings are visceral distillations of reality that emerge instinctively from a deep engagement with his subjects, rather than from a preconceived idea.
From New York Times β Apr. 18, 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 β Mar. 19, 2023
“They had a preconceived idea, regardless of what evidence was presented, that he was guilty,” he said.
From Washington Post β Nov. 23, 2021
You understand that nothing is more disturbing than the upsetting of a preconceived idea.
From Chance A Tale in Two Parts by Joseph Conrad
