preconceived notion
Example Sentences
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There’s an upside for Dyer, too: “It helps that I’m not so plugged in to America’s relationship to the DMV. I don’t have a preconceived notion that people think the place is terrible.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2025
Laz Alonso recalled his days as an aspiring actor trying to break into the industry with the preconceived notion that all actors were rich.
From Reuters • Jul. 4, 2023
Jurors are supposed to assess the case on its merits, not their preconceived notion of the defendant.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2023
“We don’t have a preconceived notion of what that outcome is going to be,” the archbishop says in a video played at churches over the weekend and posted to the archdiocese’s website.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 22, 2023
Sometimes I wondered just how Experience reconciled Will's morning grumpiness with her preconceived notion of a hero.
From My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life by Anonymous
