psyche

A bold and offbeat move, it draws upon notions of art and its place in the human psyche.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

The chip maker’s otherworldly growth has become so ingrained in Wall Street’s psyche that many investors expect the company to beat expectations, leaving shares sliding in six of the past eight post-earnings trading sessions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Recovering a little of his former psyche with them, he starts to think a man like Bangley was praying for something like a pandemic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Yet Cusk has found a large fan base for her work, mainly because she is a deft excavator of the human psyche, a writer who can articulate emotional states with uncanny precision and insight.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

Gaines and the other Permian coaches were all too aware of the role that high school football occupied in Odessa, how it had become central to the psyche of thousands who lived there.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

Only those stubbornly ignorant to the human cost of actual combat would be psyched to bring on more of it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

If you’re anything like me, you’re psyched for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, an adaptation of Homer’s epic poem.

From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026

Former England winger Theo Walcott says Marcus Rashford is the Three Lions player he is "most psyched about" at the upcoming World Cup.

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026

I psyched myself up to argue and dialed the customer service number on the back of the bill.

From Slate ● Apr. 25, 2026

So when I hear my name on the PA system being called to the principal’s office, I’m psyched.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

Of course, there are limits to taking a Panglossian attitude and psyching ourselves up in the face of challenges.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

“When I look at a combination of attributes of a player, I think Micah has no problem psyching himself up to a rage,” Jones said.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 20, 2023

“He’s not thinking. We came in together and you can be worried about your future a little bit, what’s going to happen. You start psyching yourself out. I think he’s just playing free.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2021

The "chess" of Antigua and Barbuda is a mind sport, psyching out one's opponent is as critical as choosing one's next move.

From BBC ● May 3, 2021

While my teammates were catching their breath, I was psyching myself up.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides