frame of mind

noun phrase

: mental attitude or outlook : mood

Examples of frame of mind in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And the vast campaign to stop Proposition 40 could put voters in an anti-tax frame of mind, also bringing down Proposition 3. — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

As someone in an ongoing fight against post-traumatic stress disorder, top-30 PGA Tour golfer and Kansas graduate Gary Woodland frequently updates the media on his frame of mind before, during and after his weekly stops on the circuit. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026

Her performance as Jovie, the department store employee who struggles to get into the Yuletide frame of mind, was her big break. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 July 2026

And that Stokes is in the right frame of mind should be the biggest takeaway with his latest brush with the county game. — Hector Vickers, New York Times, 21 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1711, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for frame of mind

• aligned
• alined
• assigned
• behind
• combined
• confined
• consigned
• crosswind
• declined
• defined
• designed
• divined