How to Use mind in a Sentence

mind

1 of 2 noun
  • The sound of her voice jerked my mind back to the present.
  • He went for a walk to help clear his mind.
  • The smell of pine sends my mind back to childhood.
  • My mind is always open to new ideas.
  • My mind tells me it can't work, but my heart tells me I want to try it.
  • It's important to keep your mind active as you grow older.
  • You can't argue with him. His mind is closed.
  • He read great literature to develop his mind.
  • I can't concentrate: my mind is always wandering and I can't keep it focused on anything.
  • The way your mind works so quick.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
  • There's not a doubt in my mind.
    Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
  • So many things went through our minds.
    Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Keep that in mind for the next step.
    Ashley Oerman, SELF, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Your body, and mind, will thank you.
    CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Is that event in the back of your mind?
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Our minds are not small, but our tools have been.
    Chris Schembra, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The Iran war was still on his mind.
    Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2026
  • There was no doubt in our mind that it could be done.
    Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Carter Hart could play out of his mind.
    Beth Rankin, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
  • Keep in mind that a lien will be placed on your home.
    Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 27 May 2026
  • Keep in mind that this spin mop takes up quite a bit of space.
    Andrea Wurzburger, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2023
  • That was what seared into the mind.
    Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Keep it mind for your next roadtrip!
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
  • People make up their minds about you.
    Daniel D'addario, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Stephen was clearly still on her mind.
    Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Football takes my mind off a lot of stuff.
    Mike Kaye march 4, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Dortmund made hard work of it, mind.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Follow the thread to feed your mind.
    Usa Today, USA Today, 20 May 2026
  • Space does strange things to the human mind.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
  • But what if something changed their mind?
    Olivia Bensimon, Curbed, 17 June 2026

mind

2 of 2 verb
  • I don't mind very much what happens.
  • It was raining, but I didn't mind.
  • The event isn’t over, mind you.
    Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 10 June 2026
  • Not her best best friend, mind you.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 27 May 2026
  • Maybe, but no one seemed to mind.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
  • But the crowd didn't seem to mind.
    Josh Taylor, CBS News, 9 Mar. 2026
  • This wasn’t just any frock, mind you.
    Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
  • Open the door, and don’t mind the mess.
    Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026
  • The Sabres didn’t mind, though.
    Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Not that Black minds any of that, though.
    Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Goes to work and minds his business.
    Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Tech firms would not mind such an outcome.
    Chris Pope, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Good place to mind your own business.
    Matt Thompson, SPIN, 11 May 2026
  • The boyfriend needs to mind his own business.
    R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Chiara doesn’t mind when kids stumble.
    Blair Braverman, Outside, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Most of the time, wasps mind their own business.
    Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Most of the time, wasps mind their own business.
    Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 May 2026
  • Most of the time, wasps mind their own business.
    Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Not because the films weren’t good, mind you.
    Daren Smith, IndieWire, 24 June 2026
  • The singer doesn’t mind being a work in progress.
    Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
  • But the downtown crowds don’t mind to wait in line.
    Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Some also don’t mind poor, rocky soil or dry spells.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
  • Hate him or love him, the guy doesn't mind making news.
    Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Sep. 2025
  • There also was a slight scent, though testers didn’t mind it.
    Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2023
  • None seemed to mind when a light rain started to fall on the field.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2023
  • All that was missing was a sea breeze, but no one seemed to mind.
    Shauna Lyon, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2024
  • While some cats don’t mind it, most can’t handle it full-time.
    oregonlive, 25 July 2023
  • And Schneider sure didn’t seem to mind.
    Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The lyric calls to mind the image of a flea market.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 15 Dec. 2025
  • This brings to mind two songs from the ’60s and ’70s.
    Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 14 Aug. 2025

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