mind's eye
noun
: the mental faculty of conceiving imaginary or recollected scenes
used her mind's eye to create the story's setting
also
: the mental picture so conceived
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Examples of mind's eye in a Sentence
there was a disturbing detail that he kept seeing in his mind's eye of the accident scene
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Beauty that is, at the very least, in the mind's eye of the beholder.
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Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 12 Apr. 2012
Their mind's eye is blank.
—Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022
The word is there in his mind's eye.
—Jeannie Roberts, Arkansas Online, 30 May 2022
Current game options allow players to transport themselves to Pompeii, Chernobyl, the parks of Washington State, or the blanched-sand beaches of your mind's eye.
—Brennan Kilbane, Allure, 25 Oct. 2021
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Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 12 Apr. 2012
Their mind's eye is blank.
—Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022
The word is there in his mind's eye.
—Jeannie Roberts, Arkansas Online, 30 May 2022
Current game options allow players to transport themselves to Pompeii, Chernobyl, the parks of Washington State, or the blanched-sand beaches of your mind's eye.
—Brennan Kilbane, Allure, 25 Oct. 2021
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“Mind's eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mind%27s%20eye. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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