mental picture
Example Sentences
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Mauludi already has a mental picture of his first moments back on home soil.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
Almost everyone with a stock or bond portfolio has a different mental picture of what they want to accomplish with their investments, if not how to get there.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2025
Patriot’s players embraced their coaches, and they captured a mental picture of the scoreboard: a 47-39 edge in their favor, the final exorcism of last year’s loss.
From Washington Post • Mar. 6, 2023
“I just got this mental picture of an arcade cabinet with a giant rubber trombone attached,” he said.
From New York Times • Sep. 30, 2022
Right away, the script had to reveal where the story was happening and who the characters were, providing enough details for the listener to form a mental picture.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
