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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If one wants to live in the London of the present day one must make up one’s mind to accept the fait accompli with as good a grace as possible.
From When William Came by Saki
"It is so difficult to make up one's mind," said she.
From A Love Episode by Zola, Émile
I feel that I ought to have done so, long ago; but you know, one can't always make up one's mind to be quite frank, and tell a painful story.
From Willing to Die by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan
Extraordinary how easy it is to make up one's mind about big things.
From A Woman's Experience in the Great War by Mack, Louise