mind-set

Example Sentences

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They are time-consuming and costly to produce, and they reinforce a short-term mind-set.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

This change in mind-set fits within a broader cultural arc that includes the “Buddha-like” attitude and the “lying flat” movement—rejections of relentless competition in favor of detachment.

From Barron's • Nov. 1, 2025

Having played as a striker in her youth football days, the 24-year-old's impressive passing ability, sharp vision and attacking mind-set come as no surprise.

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2025

We all had this mind-set of, “We will do it at any costs. We will just wait it out.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2025

Now that he recognized in his heart how he had changed, he had to shift his mind-set, his angry, mean-spirited ways.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge