Sentence examples for destroying the notion from inspiring English sources

"So although the trial has been conducted with procedural fairness, and although it has the symbolic value of destroying the notion that a head of state enjoys legal immunity, the substance of the court case has been weak," she added.

Thanks to his performance in the 1936 Olympics, Jesse Owens helped destroy the notion of Aryan supremacy.

By selecting mass-produced, commonplace objects, Duchamp attempted to destroy the notion of the uniqueness of the art object.

Mr. Douglas's great achievement lies in the way he deconstructs Hollywood's modus operandi and destroys the notion that good must triumph over evil.

"When you have categories of gifts and sort of go to the vending machine to push the right button, you destroy the notion of singularizing the gift," he said.

Johnson, the 6-foot-9 point guard with the dazzling floor play, and Bird, the 6-9 marksman, destroyed the notion that height relegated one to playing in the post.

Stein destroyed the notion that a vote for Clinton is a feminist move, as Clinton's pro-war stances and neoliberal economic policies have compromised the lives and prosperity of women and families around the globe.

[Laughs] Even if you think that it completely destroys the notion of the song and the way you thought it was going, you now have to readjust where you think it's going.

It destroyed the notion, as far as film-making was concerned, that characters have to tell you who they are and why they're doing what they're doing.

Most of all you learn that it really does take a village to accomplish something - in this case, to destroy the notion that you can do your own thing without worrying if the neighbors will think you're a jerk-and-a-half for doing it.

Endless truths destroy the notion of truth.