"narrow mind" is a perfectly correct and usable phrase in written English.
It generally means a lack of openness to different ideas or ways of thinking. For example, "My English teacher has a very narrow mind, and doesn't welcome any new interpretations of classic works."
Their authorial voice is that of a narrow mind posing as a broad one.
You can't be in this job and have a narrow mind".
Let George Vecsey support his allegations or keep his provincial East Coast opinions in his own narrow mind.
But Mr. Medavoy added that he was less than charmed by what he characterized as Mr. Godard's "narrow mind" when it comes to Jews and the film business.
But I'm not really the target audience, because I'm an engineer and we have a really narrow mind about what good racing is.
What blew my narrow mind was the release from that tension: the sudden outbursts of funkiness, the sweetness of the unexpected vocal harmonies, the transcendental moments of grace.
— oh, how I hate you for your Jewish narrow-minded minds! . . .
More perspective would have been welcome, but Nagel doesn't really explore the tension between Marie-Thérèse's narrow mind-set and the forces of democracy invigorating Europe.
In the more narrow mind-set of big-time competitive sports, it can justify the use of banned substances; after all, they mostly allow an athlete to train even harder and recover more quickly, to be stronger or faster.
John L. Allen Jr.'s defense of Pope Benedict XVI's handling of sexual abuse cases ("A Papal Conversion," Op-Ed, March 28) perfectly reflects the insular, narrow mind-set of the Vatican as described in "At the Vatican, Up Against the World" (Week in Review, March 28).
He knows their narrow minds.
