How to Use the idea in a Sentence

the idea

noun

• Hence the idea of the list, a gift to his mother and to himself.
  — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2023
• But on the show floor of AVN, some dismissed the idea as a bad one.
  — Tatum Hunter, Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2024
• Instead, the idea is that healthy habits don't need to be huge.
  — Hannah Coates, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2024
• But Field didn’t let the idea of working with Willi go.
  — Jordan Riefe, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2023
• And that’s where the idea for Elysium came from, the park name.
  — Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Apr. 2024
• The appeal of aging wine in the ocean to Ocean Fathoms was the idea of scarcity.
  — Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2023
• Not everyone in the enclave was on board with the idea.
  — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 24 Sep. 2024
• In Baker’s hands, the idea of the dream home seems ridiculous, yet human.
  — Vulture, 4 Apr. 2023
• About three years ago, Fat Mike came to Vegas with the idea of opening a punk rock store.
  — Brett Martin, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023
• And the idea of saying a lot by saying very little is more in my vein.
  — Carole Horst, Variety, 18 Jan. 2024
• The backlash was so swift the idea was quickly aborted.
  — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 29 May 2016
• So the idea of the passage of time became a subject matter for the paintings.
  — Gabé Hirschowitz, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2023
• On-screen, the second-act shift is meant to convey the idea that an abuser can come in all forms.
  — Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2024
• Does the idea someone could fall in love with a robot worry you?
  — Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
• Long before his invasion of Ukraine, Mr. Putin had scorned the idea of gay rights.
  — Georgy Birger, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2023
• But go back 20 years and the idea had one massive naysayer: the CEO of Spotify.
  — Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2023
• Since then, the needle has been shifting among the French who’ve been warming up to the idea of fewer days at work.
  — Byprarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 20 Mar. 2024
• Wise is just as passionate about the dish, kind of tickled by the idea of grilling potatoes.
  — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Nov. 2023
• Jillian Dara: How did the idea of this blending workshop come about?
  — Jillian Dara, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
• If the idea of making weekly changes feels daunting, don’t stress.
  — Melanie Rud, SELF, 23 Feb. 2023
• The cottages, spaced out enough to give the idea of privacy, sit near a lake that glistens during the day.
  — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Sep. 2023
• The answer is within the idea Reflecting Back, the ‘L’ in Black is floating.
  — Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2024
• Rowland is still adjusting to the idea of stepping out on his own.
  — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2023
• In other words, back toward the idea of a two-state solution.
  — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2023
• At that point, even Kaiser considered the idea ridiculous.
  — Steven Levy, WIRED, 20 Mar. 2024
• In 1799, French botanist Andre Michaux had the idea of bringing tea farming to the Lowcountry.
  — Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• Cushions that feel like they’re plumped with down express the idea of comfort outdoors as well as in.
  — Elaine Markoutsas, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
• And the idea of arranging for your photo to be taken alone feels, in this day and age, feels…something.
  — Megan Angelo, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2024
• Soto has reportedly turned down the idea of deferred money in his deal, but the same can't be said about Burnes.
  — Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
• And with the music history in Detroit – jazz, electronic music, Motown – the idea that Sphinx would be planted somewhere else just didn’t make sense.
  — Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 21 Dec 2024