central idea
Example Sentences
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It can feel overstuffed, and some sections of this thematically arranged presentation can feel tenuously connected to the central idea of “what it means to be human in the face of sweeping technological changes.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
The new kind of fair mobility is a central idea of degrowth.
From Salon ● May 3, 2024
That painful history can be alchemized into thrilling entertainment is both the central idea and the takeaway experience of “Jelly’s Last Jam,” the jaw-dropping Encores! revival that opened on Wednesday at City Center.
From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2024
“But what really interested me is the central idea of betrayal, which, now that I think of it, has figured in a lot of my films,” Jewison told the L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2024
But the central idea is an ethical one—John Scidmore's wavering action in the midst of a business situation where a frank admission of gross neglect was morally imperative.
From Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories by Elizabeth Ashe
