How to Use the idea in a Sentence

the idea

noun
  • Here is the idea in plain terms.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
  • But the idea is fraught with risk.
    — Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Like the idea that a joke is cheap.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
  • How much did the idea change over time?
    — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026
  • That’s when the idea of grace comes up again.
    — Zeba Blay, SELF, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Nobody has come up with the idea yet.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Just the idea of him annoys me.
    — ABC News, 26 May 2026
  • So the idea of a group portrait emerged.
    — Literary Hub, 1 June 2026
  • At first glance, the idea seems backwards.
    — Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • And then, as always, the idea sent up the chain.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Instead, the idea is that healthy habits don't need to be huge.
    — Hannah Coates, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2024
  • For me, this house is, of course, based on the idea of couture.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2025
  • But that didn’t stop Carter from giving the idea a try.
    — Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • Revisit the idea that lit the fuse in the first place.
    — Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2026
  • What was the genesis of the idea for the film?
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Nov. 2025
  • But the idea of transferring to a new school was scary.
    — Susan Svrluga, Washington Post, 15 June 2026
  • Frazier notes that the idea of using crimps came up.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 June 2026
  • So the idea that, well, this isn’t clear to me—that doesn’t matter, right?
    — Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
  • This is the idea of data sensors.
    — Vipin Bharathan, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • So, where did the idea for using coffee grounds come from?
    — Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 May 2026
  • Hence the idea of the list, a gift to his mother and to himself.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2023
  • What came to you first, this image or the idea for the story?
    — Nina Mesfin, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Lately, though, the idea has moved beyond the bio-bros.
    — Anne Marie Chaker, Time, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Since then, the idea has gained traction elsewhere.
    — ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • At the time, the idea felt radical.
    — Karin Eldor, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Nolan liked the idea, and Jonathan sent him a draft a few months later.
    — ArsTechnica, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Still, the idea makes intuitive sense.
    — Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 14 Feb. 2026
  • But his peers laughed off the idea, and not much changed over the succeeding decades.
    — Alex Hutchinson, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
  • That’s when the idea sparked for Fountain of Life.
    — Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026
  • So the idea was not to view history from above, but to move through life day by day.
    — Ben Croll, IndieWire, 12 May 2026

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