frame of mind
Example Sentences
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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
“White Girl in Danger” puts you in a jovial frame of mind, too — even at a mere first hint of the premise.
From Washington Post
In 1909, the Elks, in a carousing frame of mind, staged their national convention here; the International Railway Journal called it “the biggest event for the best people in the prettiest town on earth.”
From Los Angeles Times
“It shows the army’s frame of mind that it wants to reassure young people and get them pumped up for war,” Kol said.
From Seattle Times
Mr McLachlan asked him: "Were you starting to get in the murder frame of mind?"
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.