Sentence examples for notion of someone from inspiring English sources

Are they really outraged by the notion of someone dressing for comfort?

The same notion of someone driven to embrace extremes was embodied in "I Never Know When to Say When," from the 1958 flop musical "Goldilocks".

He was very skeptical of counseling in general and closed to the notion of someone in his family needing treatment, or even worse, being mentally ill.

Perhaps, in a world of animatronics and digitally manipulated images, the notion of someone talking to, or through, a wooden doll is just too quaint.

I am not sure exactly but a notion of someone or someplace they have heard of, that is changed when that someone is met in person or that someplace is encountered in reality.

They want to prove that the notion of someone sauntering into a local bank with sacks of money or setting up free-wheeling deals is myth in an age when international monitors keep close watch.

And the notion of dating someone who lived near his children and former wife was off-putting.

The idea behind "hospitality" is the notion of hosting someone in your home, and there is a movement back to that.

"The notion of putting someone in as acting C.E.O. or going outside didn't seem right because of the urgent need to deal with regulators," says Frank G. Zarb, a former chief executive of Smith Barney and the National Association of Securities Dealers, who initially succeeded Mr. Greenberg as chairman.

"The notion of paying someone extra money to stay put and get something done in difficult times is not something that's going to go away," said Brian Foley, an executive compensation consultant based in White Plains, who says many companies are better off paying the bonuses than losing good employees.

The notion of soothing someone without feeding them felt preposterous.