How to Use mentality in a Sentence

mentality

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  • For the Heat, the underdog mentality has long brought out some of the best in the team.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2023
  • That mentality led to a pair of second-half goals in the win.
    — Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Make sure to build a team that shares the same mentality.
    — Prakash Vasant, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2022
  • This go-with-the-flow mentality doesn’t mean that Hardy is a pushover.
    — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Nov. 2022
  • The old walk-on mentality from 35 years ago served him well.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Just his mentality and that guy just taught me how to work.
    — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2023
  • That’s the mentality that helps me to keep going with all my projects.
    — Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2022
  • And that’s good, because that’s just the mentality of the players.
    — Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 20 Sep. 2022
  • This was not a message from the Thatcherite script and its Cold War mentality.
    — Tom McTague, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2022
  • And yet the ‘free hit’ mentality may well be just what the country needs to spring a surprise.
    — Aleks Klosok, CNN, 11 June 2024
  • LaVine and DeRozan both cited mentality as a key for the Bulls.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 6 Dec. 2022
  • How many good years does a 37-year-old point guard with a pit-bull mentality still have?
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 31 May 2022
  • In Wednesday’s win, that mentality helped carry the Reds to a win.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 25 May 2023
  • Addam still has this mentality of hope, though, and is still in that phase.
    — Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 July 2024
  • Horford’s mentality this late in his career is not to score in the post.
    — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2023
  • Gone are the days of a boom or bust mentality in the passing game for the UAB football team and a new staff is heralding a new era for the offense.
    — Evan Dudley, al, 10 July 2023
  • From Celek, Ertz learned the mentality of playing tight end.
    — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 25 May 2022
  • Is the mentality going to work in your favor or against it?
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2022
  • There was very much a fail hard, fail fast mentality, which has never been my vibe.
    — Claire Stern, ELLE, 15 Aug. 2023
  • That stood in stark contrast to that unit’s mentality on that cold day in Ann Arbor.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Now that next-man-up mentality has France on the edge of history.
    — Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2022
  • The Birkenstock Boston fits right in with the mentality that your body is a temple, both inside and out.
    — Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2023
  • It’s that fighting game mentality that locks in how tight fights feel.
    — Gene Park, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2022
  • With a win-or-go-home mentality, the fashion statements need to be stronger than ever.
    — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2023
  • This summer shouldn’t change that, so our mentality shouldn’t change by any means.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 26 Sep. 2022
  • Now, Wills has more of a just-another-day-at-the-office mentality about it and embraces it.
    — Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 14 Aug. 2023
  • While our world may subscribe to an ‘us vs. them’ mentality, the people of Christ are called to a higher standard.
    — Greg Garrison | , al, 13 June 2023
  • But after losing his tooth, C.J. struggled with his mentality on the mat and his passion for the sport waned.
    — Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Nov. 2022
  • Taking a leap out of the small town mentality and being yourself.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024
  • One view is that Americans are still influenced by a Wild West mentality that tolerates the rough handling of animals.
    — Peter Singer, TIME, 26 Oct. 2024

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