inquiring mind
Example Sentences
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He also praised her for having an “open, inquiring mind and the confidence to change even her strongest opinions in the face of contrary evidence.”
From Slate • Mar. 26, 2024
Hodgson's playing career was effectively a non-league affair but the inquiring mind of a man who enjoyed reading the works of Milan Kundera, John Updike and Philip Roth was always destined for coaching and management.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2024
It’s a testament to Sands — his fiercely inquiring mind, his excellent researchers, the wealth of documents and his ability to make them come to life — that the book is so suspenseful.
From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2021
We have long passed the time of pioneering new approaches to these centuries-old faves, and a four-year project from a pianist known for having an inquiring mind seems oddly unadventurous.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2014
Above all, it didn’t answer any of the questions that the illustration stirred up in a normal inquiring mind: How did we end up with a Sun in the middle of our planet?
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
