state of mind
Example Sentences
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The network right now doesn’t seem to be in what you’d call a Tonys state of mind.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
But despite his imprisonment awaiting trial, police still remained concerned about Coleman's state of mind.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
Harron asserts that Solanas’ actions were not the result of a brief, blind rage, but of a chronic discontent — a state of mind that looks all the more familiar two decades later.
From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026
Since I’d been finding myself in various Chinatowns both as a liminal space and a state of mind, I told them I’d claim it, even though it was just as mysterious to me.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
Looking at the alethiometer, Will remembered something Lyra had said about reading it: something about the state of mind she had to be in to make it work.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
