mind you
idiom
informal
—used in speech to give stress to a statement that one is making so that a preceding or following statement will not be misunderstood
His advice wasn't very helpful. I'm not criticizing him, mind you.
—often used in British English without youHis advice wasn't very helpful. I'm not criticizing him, mind!
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Not the Seattle Seahawks’ offensive coordination (or the New England Patriots’ lack thereof), mind you, but all those annoyingly catchy commercial jingles.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Feb. 2026
This is a good thing, mind you.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2026
For an album fully in Spanish, not at the Latin Grammys, mind you, but at The Grammys.
—Sucio Smash, VIBE.com, 7 Feb. 2026
And what does this season mean, mind you, for Berube?
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Feb. 2026
This is a good thing, mind you.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2026
For an album fully in Spanish, not at the Latin Grammys, mind you, but at The Grammys.
—Sucio Smash, VIBE.com, 7 Feb. 2026
And what does this season mean, mind you, for Berube?
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for mind you
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“Mind you.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mind%20you. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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