come to mind
Example Sentences
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PTSD, a mental health condition that is attributable to events, can mean that traumatic incidents can come to mind at any time, said Dr Michael Duffy.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
The prospect of a hard fall afterward may not even come to mind because, hey, at least you tried.
From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026
This is all to say that when one thinks of working moms, Olympic athletes — which require years of intense physical and mental training — aren’t exactly the first to come to mind.
From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026
Something big, loud and Broadway does come to mind during “Hedda,” with the arresting Tessa Thompson in the role of Ibsen’s feminist icon-monster.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025
For fun, I filled mine out as Holden Caulfield fromThe Catcher in the Rye , that semester’s required reading and the first person to come to mind.
From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher
