hearts and minds
plural noun
: people's emotions and reasoning
We must appeal to and win (over) the hearts and minds of the people.
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When your partner is a creative person toiling away as an artist, that conversation is typically a tangled knot of hearts and minds and money and desires and needs and space and time.
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Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
Hamaguchi regulars shouldn’t be deterred, but Efira argues that, true to All of a Sudden’s spirit, all should walk in with their hearts and minds open.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
But those seemed better suited to people who wanted to win hearts and minds through stirring oratory.
—Eli Durst, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Never underestimate the power of a cute nickname to change hearts and minds.
—Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Apr. 2026
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Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
Hamaguchi regulars shouldn’t be deterred, but Efira argues that, true to All of a Sudden’s spirit, all should walk in with their hearts and minds open.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
But those seemed better suited to people who wanted to win hearts and minds through stirring oratory.
—Eli Durst, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Never underestimate the power of a cute nickname to change hearts and minds.
—Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for hearts and minds
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“Hearts and minds.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hearts%20and%20minds. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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