contemplate

Example Sentences

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Investors should contemplate this war’s financial effects just the same.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

When Iglesias asked Koy if they should contemplate performing “across the street” together, the crowd erupted with excitement.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

When I contemplate it, I think about the mothers at my son’s preschool, people I work with, wealthier friends, and wonder if they would find requests for money to be cringe.

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026

The strength she built up all season is the reason why she could even contemplate racing without her ACL.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

Reaching a kind of square of four leaf-locked trees which promised cooling, they flung themselves into the four-cornered shade to taste their Up sweat and contemplate the wildness that had come upon them so suddenly.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison