Sentence examples for were notional from inspiring English sources
adjective
Of, containing, or being a notion; mental or imaginary.
These valuation exercises were notional anyway, because as soon as a preferred bidder for the contract had been chosen, the agreed prices were junked.
Andrew Adonis, transport minister in the last Labour government and architect of the plan, said the economic analyses were notional figures and distracted from "the real choice: open-heart surgery on the existing lines or a proper alternative".
He said he had paid taxes in full on his income and the "vast majority" of his donations to the Conservative Party were "notional" and "relate to use of offices over the past 10 years".
I get it that a group of teen-agers singing a choral arrangement of "Rehab" is notionally funny; unfortunately, watching it is notional fun.
Health, Ira decided, was notional.
The characters are notional; they are not felt presences.
In contrast, the valuation of benefits is notional.
On paper, that is: the value is notional, arrived at largely by guesswork.
Thought, for these two, is notional; they seem to have almost no reflective capacity.
