inquiring mind

Example Sentences

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This is what the inquiring mind of Hideki Kuriyama, Shohei Ohtani’s former manager, wanted to know.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

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

A boy with such a bright, inquiring mind must have seemed like an ideal recruit, and his family was known to Hamas leaders.

From The Guardian • May 18, 2018

I do every interview trying to concentrate on having clear eyes, an inquiring mind and an open heart.

From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2017

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