mentalist

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.

He then bills himself as a mentalist and begins performing séances for wealthy clients.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

As he sat beside me in a cafe booth, mentalist Thommy Ten asked me to take out some items from my bag at random.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2025

The family is close — everyone spent Christmas together in Las Vegas, staying at the Wynn resort and taking in a mentalist show.

From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2023

As a kid, he was on the Catskills circuit with his brother in a mentalist act, “The Boy with the Radio Mind.”

From Washington Post • Feb. 9, 2023

She gave the year as 1917, called the doctor "a mentalist," and the stenographer "a tapper," or "a mental tapper."

From Benign Stupors A Study of a New Manic-Depressive Reaction Type by MacCurdy, John T. (John Thompson)