How to Use state of mind in a Sentence

state of mind

noun phrase
  • The solution lies not just in a state or two states, but in a state of mind.
    Amir Sommer, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The drums feel scattered, mimicking the singer’s state of mind.
    Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 26 July 2023
  • What’s Trevor’s state of mind when we’re reintroduced to him?
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2024
  • And the mask itself was also a helpful prop for Atwell to demonstrate Grace’s new state of mind.
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 17 July 2023
  • The album’s fourteen tracks don’t adhere to a single mood or state of mind.
    Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 29 June 2023
  • Dalai Lama teaches us that happiness is a state of mind.
    Marissa Hermer, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2023
  • Music defines a state of mind and therefore leads me to make choices.
    Billboard Italy, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Netanyahu’s actions are based on more than his current state of mind.
    Jo-Ann Mort, The New Republic, 19 July 2023
  • Not a time of life, a state of mind, a quality of imagination.
    ABC News, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Putting lights on dimmers or using lower wattage bulbs puts you in a restful state of mind.
    Molly Miller, House Beautiful, 29 Aug. 2023
  • This song speaks to A-Lin’s true state of mind, telling herself and her listeners to be generous, be strong and have faith in the future.
    Billboard China, Billboard, 13 July 2023
  • Work has become a state of mind where you are consistently engaged with your work, no matter the time of day.
    Lumine Lin, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Evidence from those will be presented at trial to show Guilfoyle's state of mind at the time of the shooting.
    The Enquirer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • This state of mind may make fashion giants shudder, but it’s yielded a tight bond between Cristaseya and its clients.
    Jessica Iredale, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Nothing tops deep-dish pizza or a Midwestern state of mind.
    WSJ, 19 Nov. 2023
  • Washington is home to endless mountains, forests, and national parks that will put you in a road-trip state of mind.
    Karen Ruffini, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Most of the executives hoping to profit off AI are in a similar state of mind.
    Robert Evans, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2024
  • Hernández will arrive in a vastly different state of mind.
    Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Here are five offerings — the festival has 168 films in total — for anyone in a Florida state of mind.
    Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Kourtney Kardashian and daughter Penelope are still in an Aloha state of mind!
    Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 15 July 2023
  • And state of mind is the key in determining whether something is murder or whether something is manslaughter.
    Natalie Morales, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2024
  • The truth is your friends’ speculation and glimpses in clubs do not provide you with direct insight into your ex’s state of mind, and in any event, her state of mind is none of your business.
    Shon Faye, Vogue, 15 Aug. 2023
  • But the independent state of mind is the thing that’s mirrored into an aspect of what Public Enemy did.
    Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 26 June 2023
  • Because that provokes a very interesting state of mind.
    Luke Leitch, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2024
  • By binding to certain receptors in the brain, delta 8 may help reduce feelings of anxiety and promote a more balanced state of mind.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 18 Aug. 2023
  • As the sun harmonizes with wound-healing asteroid Chiron, success is a state of mind!
    USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2023
  • This pleasant state of mind is often described as a heightened sense of happiness or contentment.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 30 Aug. 2023
  • At the end of that opening section, two saxophones enter with staggered lines that hustle into a more frenetic state of mind.
    Seth Colter Walls, New York Times, 28 May 2023
  • Motwani, the developer and another major Miami booster, said that to him, Wall Street South is a state of mind.
    Michael Smith, Fortune, 3 Feb. 2024
  • As the title suggests, this project following his deeply personal debut set is a work that expresses a more detached state of mind.
    Billboard Japan, Billboard, 17 Jan. 2024

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