state of mind

noun phrase

: a person's emotional state : mood
He's in a bad/good state of mind.

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Listen to this article Yorkville’s Kayla Kersting finds herself in an Iowa state of mind these days, and that’s a great place to be for the junior catcher/third baseman. Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025 Gunn sheds a little light on the superhero-slash-journalist’s state of mind. Eliana Dockterman, Time, 1 Apr. 2025 The reset — dietary and defensive — returned Notre Dame to a state of mind that could carry it through Birmingham, returning to the Final Four for the first time since Muffet McGraw’s penultimate season, when the Irish lost to Baylor in the title game. Pete Sampson, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025 To keep her clients in a clutter-free state of mind, Reynolds often imparts some words of wisdom. Allie Volpe, Vox, 26 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for state of mind

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“State of mind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/state%20of%20mind. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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