hearts and minds

plural noun

: people's emotions and reasoning

We must appeal to and win (over) the hearts and minds of the people.

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Then again, Corbet, at the peak of his career to this point, likely has the power to sway at least some hearts and minds among the executive class. —

Daniel D'addario, Variety, 6 Jan. 2025 Based on a structure and suggested dialogue, a lot of it is improvised, so a lot of it comes out of our own hearts and minds and mouths and that’s what Nathan Silver, the director, wants. —

Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 19 Dec. 2024 In the absence of matches, the 29-year-old is using his own advice to engage off the court as well as on it to to win or lose hearts and minds. —

Tim Ellis, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo won our hearts and minds with their red-carpet looks and adorable press tour moments, and our first look at their performances as Glinda and Elphaba, respectively. —

Charley Ross, Glamour, 22 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hearts and minds

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