How to Use idea in a Sentence

idea

noun

• My idea is to study law.
• He has an idea for a movie.
• Buying the car was a bad idea.
• Whose idea was it to leave so early?
• My idea was that if we left early we could beat the crowd.
• She's always full of new ideas.
• Starting her own business seemed like a good idea at the time, but it turned out badly.
• It's a good idea to talk to people who have actually been there.
• I'm not sure what to do next. Do you have any ideas?
• I have some ideas for redecorating the room.
• Send ideas and tips to [e-mail].
  — Arlyssa D. Becenti, AZCentral.com, 23 July 2025
• Send ideas and tips to [e-mail].
  — Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
• Send ideas and tips to [e-mail].
  — The Arizona Republic, 24 Feb. 2024
• Please email ideas to [e-mail] and [e-mail].
  — Barbara Bry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2024
• With the show, there’s a huge gap between the idea and the laugh.
  — Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2022
• The truth is that Putin is afraid of the idea of freedom.
  — Time, 7 Oct. 2022
• The idea of what a home might be runs through the story.
  — Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker, 23 May 2022
• Where did the idea for this time jump of sorts come from?
  — Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2022
• For more present picks, check out all of the best gift ideas of 2024.
  — Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 5 Nov. 2024
• The idea for the change, Landrieu said, came from Biden.
  — Glenn Thrush, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2022
• The idea for the change, Mr. Landrieu said, came from Mr. Biden.
  — New York Times, 2 Aug. 2022
• Miloš had a wacky idea about Burt Reynolds for a while.
  — Jordan Hoffman Updated, EW.com, 10 July 2025
• The best ideas tend to start with wanting to learn more.
  — Stephanie Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
• Story tips and ideas can be sent to [e-mail] and on X: @s_rumpfwhitten.
  — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2024
• Have a story idea or tip in Brooklyn?
  — Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
• That idea became the beginning of something much bigger.
  — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
• What moved me about his idea is that the third space is not a compromise between two identities, but a site of negotiation.
  — Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
• But the two men have very different ideas of what a nonfiction film about Reggie should look like.
  — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2026
• This category looks at how new ideas actually move from concept to deployment and why many don't make it very far.
  — Interesting Engineering, 14 Apr. 2026
• The idea of suspending the state’s gas tax has arisen yet again, a sensible idea in tough times.
  — Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 14 Apr. 2026