How to Use have other ideas in a Sentence

have other ideas

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  • Two-thirds of Supreme Court justices might have other ideas.
    Joel Mathis, The Week, 16 Nov. 2021
  • Rosario’s best position is shortstop, but the Guardians seem to have other ideas.
    Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 9 Apr. 2022
  • But the rich who have relocated to Dubai have other ideas.
    Anton Troianovski Andrea Dicenzo, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2023
  • As the field of SETI research has evolved, so too have other ideas for how to avoid interference in the future.
    Denise Chow, NBC News, 2 July 2022
  • But the Bearcats have other ideas following a run to the College Football Playoff.
    USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2022
  • But on Facebook, some people have other ideas about its origins.
    Daniel Funke, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2021
  • But apparently, the Spurs have other ideas after jumping out to a 3-2 start.
    Michael Arinze, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Arop is eligible for an extra year, but his body may have other ideas.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2022
  • The film revolves around a Harlem drug pusher with style (O’Neal) who aims to make one final big score and then leave the business; criminals and corrupt police have other ideas.
    Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Doe’s friend, a world-famous chef who discovered the body, just wants to get back to cooking, but the unbalanced hotel worker with a camera seems to have other ideas.
    Becky Meloan, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2022
  • The mostly people of color who have beat them to Proxima Centauri by 165 years have other ideas.
    Manuel Mendoza, Dallas News, 11 Mar. 2021
  • Studios’ parent companies — the biggest of which are trying to grow their streaming services — may have other ideas.
    Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2021
  • Despite the aims of Beijing, provincial governments have other ideas.
    New York Times, 7 Oct. 2021
  • Hometown rival General Motors, and its self-driving-tech subsidiary Cruise, have other ideas.
    Aarian Marshall, Wired, 13 July 2020
  • However, his Free Democrat counterpart Christian Lindner, who will serve as vice-chancellor and finance minister, may have other ideas, preferring to lower taxes and a more free-market approach.
    Steven E. Sokol, Fortune, 6 Dec. 2021
  • But Assembly members have other ideas for the money, including possibly spending to stand up non-congregate accommodations for homeless residents in other hotels.
    Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Sep. 2022

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