How to Use hearts and minds in a Sentence
hearts and minds
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Way to break stereotypes and win over hearts and minds!
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 26 Oct. 2023
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No amount of coal’s going to change their hearts and minds.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 23 Dec. 2023
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The Allies could not drive Nazism from people’s hearts and minds.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 21 Oct. 2024
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There is no way to change hearts and minds of Republicans or the courts.
—Brynn Tannehill, The New Republic, 10 Apr. 2023
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When people get to know trans people, hearts and minds change.
—Liz Elting, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023
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In Stille’s book, patients put their hearts and minds in Newton’s hands.
—Mattie Kahn, Town & Country, 13 June 2023
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Changing hearts and minds is the first step, but action needs to follow.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
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And so the war trudged on — thousands of miles away, but passionately waged in L.A.’s hearts and minds.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
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The Thinker, a fictional gay rapper in a blonde wig, has captured our hearts and minds.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 13 Aug. 2024
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But Broadway gets to benefit from the kind of hearts and minds of so many pockets of this broader field.
—H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
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The goal is friendship, love and to open hearts and minds and bring people together with music.
—Jeryl Brunner, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
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Our needs will be at the forefront of our hearts and minds, pushing us to deal with matters that have been left on the back burner for some time.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 2 July 2025
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In the absence of matches, the 29-year-old is using his own advice to engage off the court as well as on it to to win or lose hearts and minds.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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The last time UConn was here, during the middle of the five-wins-in-five-days miracle of 2011, has never ended in hearts and minds.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2024
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Leaders must paint a compelling picture of the future that connects with both hearts and minds.
—Saby Waraich, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
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Israel will likely never be able to fully win hearts and minds in Gaza.
—Raphael S. Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2024
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One moves people across continents; the other moves hearts and minds.
—Judith Magyar, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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With engagement off the table, Mr. Xi has been left with few outlets to win hearts and minds on Taiwan.
—Paul Mozur, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2023
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The right vendor will partner with you to win hearts and minds, driving sustainable change.
—Tricia Emerson, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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In the long term, the pro-life movement needs to change many more hearts and minds of Americans to win a long-lasting victory across the country.
—The Editors, National Review, 8 Nov. 2023
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This is a battle for hearts and minds for Israel, not just a military battle.
—CBS News, 12 Nov. 2023
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Luckily, the sequence stayed put — and gave us Gosling's performance at the 2024 Oscars, which will live in our hearts and minds until the end of time.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 7 May 2025
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Then again, Corbet, at the peak of his career to this point, likely has the power to sway at least some hearts and minds among the executive class.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 6 Jan. 2025
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The conversation ends with hugs all around — and tears of joy for Isabel, who is relieved at her parents' open hearts and minds.
—Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2023
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Their Royal Highnesses hold all the victims, their families and their friends in their hearts and minds.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2023
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But time changes hearts and minds.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
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Disappointed sellers turned away, hearts and minds still in hand.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2026
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There is a tug of war underway for their hearts and minds.
—Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
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What was the key to winning hearts and minds?
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
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There’s the hope of changing hearts and minds.
—Lee Bebout, The Conversation, 16 Sep. 2025
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