make up one's mind
Example Sentences
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You may see a failure to make up one's mind between two clearly differentiated candidates as an act of ignorance or dishonesty.
From Time Magazine Archive
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What's of significance is sweet, however mistaken; one could make up one's mind to what's insignificant even.
From Fathers and Children by Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich
One does not have much time to make up one's mind when flying through the air from a high trapeze.
From Joe Strong, the Boy Fish or Marvelous Doings in a Big Tank by Barnum, Vance
How can one make up one's mind where to stop? with whom to end?
From Nancy by Broughton, Rhoda
She rocked her arms, crying, "It is so easy to make up one's mind."
From Sentimental Tommy The Story of His Boyhood by Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)