notions

/ ˈnəʊʃənz /

plural noun

1. pins, cotton, ribbon, and similar wares used for sewing; haberdashery

Example Sentences

“It’s about oppression and control, particularly of women and girls, and who is ‘feminine enough’ to live by these outdated and toxic notions.”

From Salon

The experience impressed two things upon Mahan: a need for accountability and the importance of voters’ lived experience, as opposed to vague promises, abstract notions and politically fashionable statements.

From Los Angeles Times

“What you’re seeing is these notions of pain that we are getting out of us in these songs,” Wilkinson explains.

From Los Angeles Times

Jordan said he is talking about his journey because the way that prostate cancer and notions of manhood and masculinity are interwoven means men don’t like to talk about the disease — Black men especially.

From Los Angeles Times

With comic verve, Morrow’s novel dances on the page as she explores the dilemma of being a Black artist who is expected by traditionally white arts organizations to represent their notions of Blackness.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• odds and ends