mental picture
Example Sentences
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The listener leaves with a lively mental picture of the author in his tie-dyed hippie glory, a “disheveled U-boat captain from another galaxy.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
Almost everyone with a stock or bond portfolio has a different mental picture of what they want to accomplish with their investments, if not how to get there.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2025
“That way I get a mental picture and can start to relax and really open up to the experience.”
From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2022
"It feels like you're living in Alcatraz. I go outside just to get a mental picture of what outside is."
From BBC • Oct. 30, 2021
See if you can get a mental picture of her. 3RD JUROR: What d’ya mean, no glasses?
From "Twelve Angry Men" by Reginald Rose
