mind's eye

Example Sentences

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"In their mind's eye, they traveled across the map, encountering the sacred story as they did so."

From Science Daily

And that's exactly what Trent has done: he seems to have a knack for visualization – Ramón Rodriguez, the actor who plays Trent, describes him as a puzzle master, reconstructing crime scenes in his mind's eye.

From Salon

Yet in her mind’s eye, the freshman simply ran through her signature moves: those “snatchback” threes, as she put it, and teardrop floaters.

From Los Angeles Times

Researchers who study aphantasia, or the inability to visualize something in your "mind's eye," are starting to get a sense of how to accurately measure the condition, and what it may mean for those who have it.

From Scientific American

“In my mind’s eye I’m 6 feet and willowy and about 39,” she told the Guardian in an interview that year.

From Seattle Times