How to Use have (someone or something) in mind in a Sentence

have (someone or something) in mind

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  • Which is nice, but not exactly the strikes the Rangers have in mind long term.
    Dallas News, 20 Feb. 2023
  • But that's what two of the contenders would appear to have in mind — Christie and Hutchinson.
    Bill Glauber, Journal Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2023
  • What large projects does the department have in mind with the new funding?
    Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 28 Apr. 2021
  • Lisa, what does the foundation have in mind for the $24 million that announced for the lakefront this week?
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 12 July 2023
  • But the idea predates the Catholic version these theorists have in mind.
    Matthew Scully, National Review, 2 Jan. 2023
  • Maybe your driving force isn’t your boss, either way, have something in mind that will push you.
    Celeste Polanco, Essence, 16 Nov. 2021
  • What do the Sisters of Charity have in mind for a new health campus in the middle of Cleveland?
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 15 June 2021
  • Elections are not the only target Russia could have in mind.
    Natasha Bertrand, CNN, 11 Apr. 2022
  • Perhaps the outdoor life is not what the next owner will have in mind, but rather development.
    Brianna Griff, Chron, 15 Jan. 2023
  • Who did the developers and marketers have in mind when creating a game?
    Mary Kenney, Harper's BAZAAR, 20 Dec. 2022
  • But what George and Martha have in mind is actually a twisted night of fun and games, in which the two push each other — and Nick and Honey — to their breaking point.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 6 May 2022
  • Is that what voters have in mind, impeaching -- an impeachment of Joe Biden?
    ABC News, 6 Nov. 2022
  • This, presumably, is what the Celtics have in mind with the 28-year-old Valentine, who no longer offers the same potential that some younger G League standouts might flash.
    Hunter Felt, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Keep these basic principles for parents and caregivers to have in mind when talking with children of all ages.
    New York Times, 3 June 2022
  • What does Cleveland mayor Justin bib have in mind with his plan to launch a center for economic recovery?
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 29 Mar. 2022
  • The first goes something like this: Donald Trump is just not up to the political task his voters and the Republican coalition have in mind.
    Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Another interesting point to have in mind is that producing chips in the US will be more expensive.
    José Adorno, BGR, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Those historical developments are good to have in mind when thinking about the Mahanoy case.
    Nicole Hemmer, CNN, 25 June 2021
  • But the proposals that Chinese scholars have put forward on Taiwan highlight the gulf between what Beijing seems to have in mind, and what most Taiwanese could accept.
    New York Times, 7 Aug. 2022
  • By Knowing the Points of Focus Traditional and growth marketing strategies both have in mind the goal of increasing sales revenue.
    John Hall, Forbes, 24 June 2022
  • That’s just one of the plans developers have in mind for the aging course, which needs between $10 million to $15 million in upgrades, according to city officials.
    Wells Dusenbury, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2023
  • What kind of alternative future for classical music does Tines have in mind?
    Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2021
  • Complicating matters further is figuring out what, exactly, the Mavs have in mind for Wood long-term.
    Dallas News, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Voting-rights advocates worry about what kind of clarification Roberts may have in mind.
    Time, 3 Oct. 2022
  • What qualifications did VistaGen have in mind when recruiting other women to the board?
    Jill Griffin, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2021
  • But privatization has generally been a boon for prosperity, and trying to reverse it via wealth taxation and more government control, as Mr. Piketty and the left have in mind, would leave less global wealth to distribute.
    The Editorial Board, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2021

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