frame of mind
Example Sentences
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But he said he is entering the new season in a positive frame of mind.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
That when in the right frame of mind, the listener can tune in to the spiritual messages stones are sending.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 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
"It has to be a given, because if you don't show up with that frame of mind you're on the backward step straight away," he added.
From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025
In this frame of mind, the last thing I want to see is a customer riffling around, disturbing the place.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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