put in mind of
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At one point he passes by “Cloudcuckoo-city,” high above the earth, and remarks: “I was put in mind of Aristophanes, a wise and truthful poet whose works are quite unreasonably distrusted.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Time and again while writing “The Boys,” I was put in mind of Kafka’s second category — the shift from observation to invention.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 12, 2022
Never did I think that I would visit an exhibition of this deep-thinking artist and be put in mind of Alex Israel, the lightweight painter of Hollywood sunsets who also shows at this supergallery.
From New York Times ● Nov. 29, 2017
When MacKay journeyed to Dalmore to see Winner, he was put in mind of a steel spider, poised on the shore as if plotting some sinister next move.
From The Guardian ● May 2, 2017
South into Lakedaimon into the land where greens are wide for dancing Athena went, to put in mind of home her great-hearted hero’s honored son, rousing him to return.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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