come to mind

1. Be recollected, occur to one, as in A new idea just came to mind. This phrase replaced the earlier come in mind, which dates from the late 1300s. Also see bring to mind; call to mind; enter one's mind.

Example Sentences

Dodds responded to the criticism from the UUP on BBC One's The View, saying: "Pot, kettle, and black comes to mind."

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I don’t really know how to respond, so I say the first thing that comes to mind.

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Another influence that comes to mind is the old wagon-train western, if packed alongside the salt pork were a few speakers capable of blasting dance music loud enough to shake the Rockies.

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Similarly, walk into the newly reopened boutique in Beverly Hills, and one word comes to mind: inviting.

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“Alice in Chains is the first thing that comes to mind, of course,” he said.

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Related Words

• affect 
• carry 
• get 
• hit 
• move 
• reach 
• touch