How to Use have no idea in a Sentence

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  • Most drivers have no idea how many charging cords are actually all around them.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 July 2024
  • Mathematicians have no idea how to prove the Riemann hypothesis.
    Jordana Cepelewicz, WIRED, 4 Aug. 2024
  • Many people have no idea of the scope of this butchery.
    WSJ, 17 Nov. 2023
  • And there are so many people who have no idea about that.
    Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2023
  • The Warriors have no idea how Paul is going to work in the offense.
    Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2023
  • The person who planted the bomb would have no idea who is in the garage when that happens.
    Journal Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024
  • But the Avs have no idea if and when either will be available again.
    Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 18 May 2024
  • The journalists who wrote it have no idea what has gone on in my life.
    Nicole Shanahan, Peoplemag, 6 July 2023
  • Many survivors at TRCs have no idea these funds even exist.
    Allen Arthur, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Ohtani doesn’t play in the field and Dodger fans have no idea who is going to play shortstop this coming season.
    Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2023
  • People in the press have no idea who this guy is, how he was formed, what the threat is, and this is a fundamental threat to the United States.
    Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner, 2 Dec. 2023
  • Workers who’ve given their lives to the company have no idea what the future holds.
    Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 26 July 2023
  • In fact, some have no idea about the importance of patenting, and some do not know what patent protection is.
    Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 13 July 2023
  • Most have no idea what to do, how to go about the different processes, or even what the key processes are.
    Jon Stojan, Journal Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The results may not appear until three or four days later, and people may have no idea what caused the illness.
    Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2024
  • Authorities still have no idea when the fire will die down, but demolition will be the next step.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2023
  • The people creating the guidelines have never stepped foot in our countries and have no idea how our dishes are cooked.
    Alex Zaragoza, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Investment banks still have no idea how many Cybertrucks will roll off the line at Tesla’s Austin Gigafactory over the next two years.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 20 Dec. 2023
  • The bustling crowd of eager eaters, many of whom likely have no idea this bracket exists, should reassure you that Workingman’s Friend will be just fine.
    The Indianapolis Star, 4 Apr. 2024
  • The film seems to have no idea that an editor at a publishing house would already have been working on the cover directly with the designer.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 15 Mar. 2024
  • The House Republican majority appears to have no idea how to end the political turmoil and get back to work.
    Lisa Mascaro, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Things such as patent protection can strike fear into the hearts of new inventors who have no idea what this means or how to go about getting it, but the good news is that there are professionals who can help.
    Jon Stojan, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Aug. 2023
  • There are entire generations that have no idea that Steve Martin was a stand-up comedian.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Indeed, 28% of recent homebuyers have no idea how much their agent made, and 17% don’t know how the amount was determined, according to a Redfin report released Thursday.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Judge, for yourself does a great job evaluating judicial candidates because most people have no idea who to vote for there.
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The businesses claim the data-sharing is consensual, but most drivers have no idea what's happening.
    Dell Cameron Andrew Couts, WIRED, 16 Mar. 2024
  • The laptop class in general seem to have no idea of the vast physical and logistical infrastructure required to bring them their Starbucks coffee etc.
    Abigail Anthony, National Review, 22 Oct. 2023
  • While Democrats have offered to broker a bipartisan deal to reopen the House, the Republican majority appears to have no idea how to end the political turmoil and get back to work.
    Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Stephen Groves and Keving Freking The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2023
  • And, honestly, the U.S. government, Western governments, have no idea the innovation that's taking place.
    Peter Aitken, Fox News, 7 July 2023
  • This isn’t my usual beat, so for regular readers who may have no idea what’s going on: Last week, Beyoncé, the world’s biggest entertainer, dealt a devastating blow to plans on Earth by releasing her very first country album.
    Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024

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