Sentence examples for high notion from inspiring English sources
The phrase "high notion" is not commonly used in written English and may not convey a clear meaning.
It could be used to refer to an elevated or lofty idea, but it is not a standard expression. Example: "She had a high notion of what success should look like, often dreaming of grand achievements."
In his note of thanks, Darwin wrote: "From quotations which I had seen I had a high notion of Aristotle's merits, but I had not the most remote notion of what a wonderful man he was.
As for whether there will continue to be readers who share this high notion of fiction, well, "there's no future to that question," as Duke Ellington replied when asked why he was to be found playing morning programs at the Apollo.
"She has high notions," Mena says disdainfully, as she plots with the matchmaker (Patrick Fitzgerald) to arrange a marriage for Sive, ruining her dreams and her romance with a young man.
It's also a tribute to a higher notion of culture, an uninhibited one that admits the bodily drives without shame or reproach.
How ironic that Perrier, which is owned by Nestle, undermines the very highest notion of human possibilities by doing the very thing that should not have entered the realms of possibility.
The clip below highlights the higher notions behind Mann's filmic devotion to Miller's artistry.
Jevons also takes distance from Comte's positivistic philosophy, by arguing — like Spencer — that scientific reflection on higher notions of creation must necessarily end up in contradictions.
"What would have happened to the human race if Abraham had... kept his higher notions to himself, and no specific Jewish people had come into being?
And with the Sea Kings 31-33 Pacific Coast League victory over visiting University Friday at Newport Harbor High the notion of royalty has proved prophetic.
"The early 80's was when the quote-unquote high-concept notion infected the studios, and infected is a good word for it," said Terry Press, chief of marketing at DreamWorks.
