Sentence examples for show a mind from inspiring English sources

These books are classics of criticism because they each show a mind working out its own questions — about psychology, society, politics, morals — through reading.

The effect is to show a mind knowing what is involved in an act of understanding something, yet also knowing how easily understanding can fail.

Even though the opening montage is potted history, it's still the only part of the film that shows a mind at work, that puts the events onscreen into any sort of perspective or relief.

Marlee's internal response ("That was true. But she was also familiar. I like familiar") shows a mind-set so firmly entrenched that it foreshadows a major personality shift.

Although they do not form a complete system, they show a powerful mind grappling with the question of how to express the relationship between Jesus the Christ and God the Father.

Keiichi Hara His recent Miss Hokusai, on the artist's daughter, was an imaginative mix of history and artistry; his earlier Colourful (a teen suicide story) and Summer Days With Coo (a Ghibli-esque fantasy) show a fertile mind.

4. His "I love you, I hate you" routine doesn't show a balanced mind.

On the plus side, it has begun to show an open mind about altering water flows in the Missouri River to protect endangered wildlife.

We have tons of it," says Rolf. "It shows a curious mind, a young mind, looking for what is the next thing and what is the next trend".

The small collection that Benjamin Cho displayed earlier in the week was more complex and showed a fine mind at work.

Anscombe famously asserted of someone who thought in this way, "I do not want to argue with him: he shows a corrupt mind".