How to Use state of mind in a Sentence

state of mind

noun phrase
  • The solution lies not just in a state or two states, but in a state of mind.
    Amir Sommer, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2024
  • August recess is a state of mind, as the House proved this week.
    Cristiano Lima-Strong, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
  • The drums feel scattered, mimicking the singer’s state of mind.
    Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 26 July 2023
  • What’s Trevor’s state of mind when we’re reintroduced to him?
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2024
  • So there was a real paranoia about his state of mind as well.
    Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2024
  • What was your state of mind around the making of With Sympathy?
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2024
  • Even amid the fallout from the Kendrick Lamar battle, Gordo says Drake is at peace and in a great state of mind.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 26 July 2024
  • The future is yours to shape In so many ways, the future is an attitude, a state of mind.
    Hans-Paul Buerkner, Fortune, 29 May 2024
  • And the mask itself was also a helpful prop for Atwell to demonstrate Grace’s new state of mind.
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 17 July 2023
  • The album’s fourteen tracks don’t adhere to a single mood or state of mind.
    Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 29 June 2023
  • Dalai Lama teaches us that happiness is a state of mind.
    Marissa Hermer, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2023
  • Music defines a state of mind and therefore leads me to make choices.
    Billboard Italy, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Netanyahu’s actions are based on more than his current state of mind.
    Jo-Ann Mort, The New Republic, 19 July 2023
  • Not a time of life, a state of mind, a quality of imagination.
    ABC News, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Trump's own public statements could be used against him when the case makes its way to court as evidence of his state of mind.
    Russell Lewis, NPR, 7 May 2024
  • Putting lights on dimmers or using lower wattage bulbs puts you in a restful state of mind.
    Molly Miller, House Beautiful, 29 Aug. 2023
  • But in the proper state of mind, the book snaps like a dirty water dog — not as a stunning expose, but as a black comedy.
    Patrick Sauer, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
  • This song speaks to A-Lin’s true state of mind, telling herself and her listeners to be generous, be strong and have faith in the future.
    Billboard China, Billboard, 13 July 2023
  • Work has become a state of mind where you are consistently engaged with your work, no matter the time of day.
    Lumine Lin, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Evidence from those will be presented at trial to show Guilfoyle's state of mind at the time of the shooting.
    The Enquirer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • This state of mind may make fashion giants shudder, but it’s yielded a tight bond between Cristaseya and its clients.
    Jessica Iredale, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Nothing tops deep-dish pizza or a Midwestern state of mind.
    WSJ, 19 Nov. 2023
  • Washington is home to endless mountains, forests, and national parks that will put you in a road-trip state of mind.
    Karen Ruffini, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Happiness is a state of mind, not a surf-and-turf wedding reception for 150 people with an open bar.
    Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 19 June 2024
  • Most of the executives hoping to profit off AI are in a similar state of mind.
    Robert Evans, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2024
  • And there are those dark overtones many have ascribed to director Steven Spielberg’s splitting-with-his-wife (at the time, Amy Irving) state of mind.
    Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 4 July 2024
  • Hernández will arrive in a vastly different state of mind.
    Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Here are five offerings — the festival has 168 films in total — for anyone in a Florida state of mind.
    Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Kourtney Kardashian and daughter Penelope are still in an Aloha state of mind!
    Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 15 July 2023
  • Try changing your font or screen color, which puts you into literally a different state of mind.
    Stacey Leasca, Glamour, 31 July 2024

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