preconceived idea
Example Sentences
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I had a really specific preconceived idea of her when going into this.
From Salon • May 10, 2023
“I want to be known by that and not by some preconceived idea of what I’m supposed to do.”
From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 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 • Mar. 19, 2023
It’s easy to be seduced into thinking this team won’t be as bad as my preconceived idea of what sort of carnage loomed in 2018, post-reimagination.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2019
The procession in no way accorded with Godfrey's preconceived idea.
From Condemned as a Nihilist A Story of Escape from Siberia by Paget, Walter
