Examples of mind game in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web As a vault specialist, Chusovitina has been playing the mind game of running fearlessly at high, immovable objects in front of large crowds for three decades. — Rachael Scott, CNN, 11 July 2020 Swimming, perhaps the most commonplace and relaxing way of putting yourself in total peril, is a real mind game. — Mary Pols, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2020 The company says that using mind games before workouts — and meditation afterward — can make athletes more effective, without altering their training. — Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2020 What rankled Jimmy was the notion that someone else was playing mind games for a change, and with him, the master psychologist. — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 31 Jan. 2020 Mourinho’s mind games are usually effective because they are calculated, and often turn the focus on him, relieving the team of pressure. — Frank Dell’apa, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Jan. 2020 There are a lot of mind games that savvy businesses play with consumers. — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2019 Known for his mind games, Ferguson was referring to how the pressure was cranking up, causing everyone to struggle to sit still. — SI.com, 31 July 2019 Oh, the mind games coaches play; Northwestern hasn’t won a conference game since last year. — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 22 Nov. 2019

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