frame of mind

Example Sentences

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It suggests, if I may be so bold, an upbeat and calm frame of mind that will stand you in good stead during this process.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

China, he said, might hope "that will put Trump and his team in a positive frame of mind when they're then discussing more complex, thornier issues".

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Mr Osborne added: "He was still in the right frame of mind, he could have stopped the car, he could have done all the correct procedures that a normal-thinking person would have done."

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2025

In many ways, this frame of mind persisted, animating Updike’s astonishingly prolific literary career.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

Others guessed, correctly, that Khrushchev’s first offer had been made in a state of panic and that this new one was written in a calmer frame of mind.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin