preconceived idea

Example Sentences

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"I came without any sort of preconceived idea and I made a point of not reading up about it, I just wanted to take the atmosphere in, and feel it."

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2025

"I had a really specific preconceived idea of her," she admitted during our conversation.

From Salon • 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 • Apr. 18, 2023

“They had a preconceived idea, regardless of what evidence was presented, that he was guilty,” he said.

From Washington Post • Nov. 23, 2021

The events are not co-ordinated with a preconceived idea, and distributed in a manner to lead forward to a catastrophe or to a final peripetia.

From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.