whole idea
Example Sentences
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“I was completely immersed in the whole idea that I didn’t realize that I really just wanted to go back to Mexico,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
"I always say my stoma bag is just new accessory. It's just another bag and that was where the whole idea came from to like make covers for it and have it as an accessory."
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
I can see why the selection makes a kind of sense, but doesn’t it undermine the whole idea of the revolution itself, which was about an Islamic state?
From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026
"What I'm sad about is that some people got it wrong, the whole idea of that event," said Sabalenka, speaking at the season-opening Brisbane International.
From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026
“Give you five baskets, give you?” it asked, as if the whole idea was a new one.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
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