How to Use idea in a Sentence

idea

noun
  • My idea is to study law.
  • He has an idea for a movie.
  • Buying the car was a bad idea.
  • Whose idea was it to leave so early?
  • My idea was that if we left early we could beat the crowd.
  • She's always full of new ideas.
  • Starting her own business seemed like a good idea at the time, but it turned out badly.
  • It's a good idea to talk to people who have actually been there.
  • I'm not sure what to do next. Do you have any ideas?
  • I have some ideas for redecorating the room.
  • Was the fifth one your idea, too?
    — Alex Ross, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Now that’s my kind of bright idea.
    — Elizabeth Siegel, Allure, 1 Sep. 2025
  • For many, this is not a new idea.
    — George Bradt, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Alana’s ideas don’t fly all the time.
    — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
  • And my ideas don’t fly all the time.
    — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
  • But his idea took off just the same.
    — David Merritt Johns, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Danielle’s ideas don’t fly all the time.
    — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
  • None of which stops the flow of ideas.
    — Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
  • Was that in the script, or your idea?
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The firm said the stock is now a top idea.
    — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2026
  • That was one of our first ideas for the film.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Maybe that’s where some of these ideas came from.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Or held on to my idea of him, at any rate.
    — Caleb Crain, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Looks like a good place for ideas to come to life.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 17 June 2026
  • That was the seed of a greater idea that soon grew.
    — Alan Gionet, CBS News, 3 June 2026
  • There could be a new voice and new ideas this year.
    — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
  • This is not a fringe idea anymore.
    — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • People come to us with their ideas.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 June 2026
  • Looking for a spooky road trip idea?
    — Stephanie Stremplewski, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Anyhow, that is his idea for now.
    — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025

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