brought to mind

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Further, the juxtaposition of the idealized Norman Rockwellesque holiday feast brought to mind by the image’s Christmas decor and the reality of the restaurant’s affordable but less heartfelt meal introduces a melancholy air.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

U.S. captain Zach Johnson also had a plan for the five sessions, only this beating was so thorough it brought to mind what heavyweight Mike Tyson once said of Evander Holyfield.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 29, 2023

Rosen, 77, said winning brought to mind "the many people all over the world incarcerated, tortured or executed for being brave enough to write about what they perceive to be injustice".

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2023

She brought to mind Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and a "cultivated circle" of Americans and Brits who had lived in Florence in the Victorian Era.

From Salon • May 28, 2023

“Cowardice” brought to mind images of me fleeing a Mexican phone number and a trembling pink sweatshirt, me bailing on my gay friend Fang.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx