Example Sentences

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Few are naive enough to think Supreme Court justices have no preconceptions about how a case will go.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026

She adds: "Until people can see someone who looks like them in a role, preconceptions are difficult to shift."

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

“I ask the reader,” Mr. Mamdani writes, “to shed certain media-driven preconceptions before reading this book.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

Does he believe, and act on, intelligence reports, especially those that rub against his preconceptions?

From Slate • Sep. 26, 2025

Thou shalt have no preconceptions about what is inside the practice rock but shall wait for the rock to tell thee directly.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson