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
But conjure one in your mind’s eye and I suspect we’re seeing the same thing: slumped berries bleeding into pale yogurt.
From Salon • Mar. 17, 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
Ad Herennium is actually—and, to me, fascinatingly—almost insanely specific about how these backgrounds should be arranged in the mind’s eye.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
