mind reader
noun
: one that professes or is held to be able to perceive another's thought without normal means of communication
mind reading
noun
Examples of mind reader in a Sentence
How was I supposed to know what you were thinking? I'm no mind reader.
“I think we should eat out tonight.” “You must be a mind reader: that's just what I was thinking myself!”
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Nobody is a mind reader, so better to ask the other side potentially obvious questions directly and hear their interpretation and motivations.
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Roman Gurskiy, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
Moira is Rowan Fielding’s (Alexandra Daddario) cousin and a mind reader who blames the family and Lasher (Jack Huston) for the death of her sister Tessa (Madison Wolfe).
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 6 Feb. 2024
Amid all the bustle and transparent hustles, few of the dabblers at the Mystic Fair are aware that there is a genuine mind reader in the building, sitting in an office several floors below the concourse.
—Adam Piore, Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2012
On the other side, the doctor is not a mind reader.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 20 Apr. 2023
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Roman Gurskiy, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
Moira is Rowan Fielding’s (Alexandra Daddario) cousin and a mind reader who blames the family and Lasher (Jack Huston) for the death of her sister Tessa (Madison Wolfe).
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 6 Feb. 2024
Amid all the bustle and transparent hustles, few of the dabblers at the Mystic Fair are aware that there is a genuine mind reader in the building, sitting in an office several floors below the concourse.
—Adam Piore, Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2012
On the other side, the doctor is not a mind reader.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 20 Apr. 2023
See all Example Sentences for mind reader
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“Mind reader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mind%20reader. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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