mind's eye
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of mind's eye
late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425
Example Sentences
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When I think of people piling into funds with hot recent returns, I can’t help seeing this early engraving in my mind’s eye.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
But conjure one in your mind’s eye and I suspect we’re seeing the same thing: slumped berries bleeding into pale yogurt.
From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026
The immersive art show champions the mind’s eye, in all its random, fragmented glory.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026
"Before their death, the heroic martyrs must have pictured in their mind's eye their dear families living in the ever-prospering country," he added.
From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026
In my mind’s eye I saw reduced to soot all those wonderful books, which had revealed to me other ways of living, which had sustained me in a world of degradation.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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