brooded
Example Sentences
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He brooded over his verses, revising them for years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
He brooded over the dwindling supplies of clean water and that too many people were competing for too little of it.
From Salon • Nov. 14, 2024
These widely circulated comments are often received in isolation, to be interpreted without context and brooded over in silence.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2024
According to some accounts, he had brooded over a demotion from sergeant after military censors intercepted a letter deemed to be critical of the conduct of the war.
From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2018
He knew what he would face today, and found himself tossing restlessly as he brooded on Maester Aemon’s final words.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
