make up one's mind
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
You may see a failure to make up one's mind between two clearly differentiated candidates as an act of ignorance or dishonesty.
From Time Magazine Archive
![]()
But to make up one's mind to do a thing, and to carry out one's good intentions are two very different matters.
From The Girl from Arizona by Rhoades, Nina
One has to sample several glasses of each before one can definitely make up one's mind as to which is the best.
From The Gourmet's Guide to Europe by Newnham-Davis, Lieut.-Col. (Nathaniel)
It is not easy all at once to make up one’s mind on a point of such importance.
From The Norsemen in the West by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
She rocked her arms, crying, "It is so easy to make up one's mind."
From Sentimental Tommy The Story of His Boyhood by Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)