notions

Example Sentences

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With his new novel “Contrapposto”, Dave Eggers has written a big-hearted, deeply moving story about the choices artists make, or don’t make, to square up their own notions of success and happiness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

When epidemiologist Antoine Flahault addressed a French governmental health conference alongside other health experts on Tuesday, he urged scientists, journalists and the general public to "be wary of preconceived notions".

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

“Only old, outworn notions stand in the way of these ideas.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

You could think of it as a test of how committed American corporations are to notions of fairness.

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2026

Of these death-white realms I formed an idea of my own: shadowy, like all the half-comprehended notions that float dim through children’s brains, but strangely impressive.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë