mind's eye
Example Sentences
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When I think of people piling into funds with hot recent returns, I can’t help seeing this early engraving in my mind’s eye.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
"Before their death, the heroic martyrs must have pictured in their mind's eye their dear families living in the ever-prospering country," he added.
From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026
In the mind's eye you could imagine him stretched out on a couch with the sound of gently lapping water playing in his ears.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026
Her new show, “Feel Free,” champions the mind’s eye, in all its random, fragmented glory.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026
In his mind’s eye Harry seemed to see the scarlet steam engine as he and Ron had once followed it by air, shimmering between fields and hills, a rippling scarlet caterpillar.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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