How to Use perception in a Sentence

perception

noun
  • And the justices are very aware of the change in perception.
    Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2021
  • But the stakes here may be more about perception than the law.
    David Z. Morris, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2017
  • Think about the perception of punk and then think about that.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 16 Dec. 2021
  • Change that rests on the perception the rest of the league has about a player.
    The Indianapolis Star, 1 Dec. 2022
  • What has changed is the perception of when that line gets crossed.
    Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 23 Mar. 2018
  • And the perception is that his bosses have pulled him back some.
    John Canzano | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 9 Dec. 2019
  • The perception about them would change with a win in Columbus.
    BostonGlobe.com, 25 Dec. 2019
  • It’s had its ups and downs in terms of public perception.
    Fortune Editors, Fortune, 7 Dec. 2023
  • One measure of risk perception is the position of your hands on the wheel.
    Oliver Broudy, Men's Health, 17 Aug. 2023
  • It’s not that simple, even if that will be the perception.
    Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, 5 July 2021
  • Humans lives their lives trapped in a glass cage of perception.
    Matt Simon, WIRED, 24 May 2018
  • At least as far as perception went, Parker was the third wheel of the group.
    Jeff McDonald, ExpressNews.com, 10 June 2019
  • But not much has changed in terms of the perception of Black women.
    Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2022
  • Perhaps the biggest change of all is one of perception.
    Andrew Zaleski, Popular Mechanics, 10 Aug. 2021
  • The perception is that this is real—for the guests, and for the audience, too.
    Matt Miller, Esquire, 7 Oct. 2016
  • Did working on this series color your perception of the case in the end?
    Radhika Marya, Fortune, 2 June 2020
  • Changing the perception of a store among shoppers is not easy.
    Jordyn Holman, New York Times, 16 July 2023
  • So don’t let your perceptions of who a hacker is stop you from giving the field a shot.
    Amanda Rousseau, Teen Vogue, 28 Aug. 2017
  • Yes, but my perception is that divorce not as big a deal now.
    Adam Rathe, Town & Country, 26 Jan. 2018
  • With that said, who - at this point - are the winners in the court of public perception and who are the losers?
    Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 13 Aug. 2020
  • There’s a perception that the club is dragging its checkbook on this one.
    Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 3 Mar. 2020
  • One common concern is a perception that the vaccine is still too new and was rushed.
    Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Aug. 2021
  • There's that perception that Black women have to come and dance for their time and space.
    Jessica Cruel, Allure, 17 Sep. 2020
  • Part of this perception comes from two other dynamics in the race.
    Edward Morrissey, TheWeek, 12 Feb. 2020
  • Are the gifts of perception that come with living abroad, in that in-between space, worth it?
    Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Oct. 2022
  • The perception that women can't do the same role, or people of color can't do the same role.
    NBC News, 16 June 2021
  • But none of this is likely to change people’s perception of Musk for the worse.
    Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 24 May 2018
  • In fact, just the opposite is true, at least in terms of the public’s perception.
    Raul A. Reyes, CNN, 7 Jan. 2023
  • The myth that sipping liquor will warm you up is a mistaken perception.
    Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 30 Dec. 2019
  • There was a perception that those programs [down south] were tougher.
    J.c. Carnahan, orlandosentinel.com, 9 Dec. 2019

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