How to Use concept in a Sentence

concept

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  • She is familiar with basic concepts of psychology.
  • Wait, so the judges didn’t know the concept of the show?
    — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Apr. 2022
  • The concept is that the ring can come apart to make two rings.
    — Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 19 Jan. 2022
  • So this is the first time where the concept of one of my records was me.
    — George Varga, sandiegouniontribune.com, 11 Oct. 2017
  • The study was small, a pilot study to test the concept.
    — Ryan Prior, CNN, 30 June 2020
  • This dish is more about the concept than the dish itself.
    — Kari Sonde, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2020
  • The concept art came in handy in the jailbreak sequence.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 4 Oct. 2021
  • There is no longer a concept of a north film or a south film.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Billups has been working on the concept for much of this year.
    — Bill Jones, chicagotribune.com, 21 June 2021
  • So, the album and its concept came about over the last few years?
    — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 7 Apr. 2022
  • The concept is the same: Take a piece with you and leave a piece for the next art lover.
    — Jessica Flores, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 May 2021
  • But the concept of negation still tripped up the chatbots.
    — Max G. Levy, Quanta Magazine, 12 May 2023
  • The images and sounds are even more startling than the concept that gives rise to them.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2023
  • To learn more about the concept, visit exercisecoach.com.
    — Evan Casey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2020
  • That concept was based on to give people lighter meals.
    — Geoff Bruce, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 July 2018
  • Over the years, word of mouth and social media have helped the concept take off.
    — Marcy De Luna, Chron, 23 Nov. 2020
  • For many, this is a new concept that's tough to wrap your head around.
    — CNN Underscored, 13 Dec. 2017
  • Then, the new concept of self-checkout starts to get old.
    — CNN, 14 Nov. 2023
  • The trick is to turn the once simple concept of incitement on its head.
    — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 5 Sep. 2020
  • Here are a few concepts to grasp, some of which may surprise you.
    — Dallas News, 21 July 2019
  • This concept is not new and has proven to work in other districts.
    — Bob Dohr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2020
  • The trouble with high-concept films, though, is not the concept but the height.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2023
  • As a concept, cloud seeding has been around for decades.
    — James Griffiths, CNN, 3 Dec. 2020
  • The four-day work week concept isn’t new, nor unique to the U.S.
    — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2023
  • The process from concept to completion is a labor of love for her.
    — Jackie Fields, PEOPLE.com, 1 Apr. 2022
  • Of course, the three concepts are about more than just aesthetics.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 14 Sep. 2018
  • The new concept is a major next step for chefs Ha and Nguyen.
    — Greg Morago, Houston Chronicle, 20 Feb. 2020
  • Three or four years ago, such a concept seemed laughable.
    — Mike Bianchi, orlandosentinel.com, 12 June 2021
  • The concept is simple—users who find issue with a post can vote it down.
    — Tim De Chant, Ars Technica, 4 Feb. 2022
  • The concept of being wrong about things in public has been on our minds lately.
    — The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 17 Feb. 2021

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