- present participle of contemplate.
contemplating
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, L.A. city officials have been contemplating their own pullout from the agency.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
This man, meanwhile, is contemplating waiting so that his wife will get a higher amount through survivor benefits in the event he dies before she does.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
OpenAI and Anthropic are contemplating a price war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Maxine is, after all, also an artist, trying to preserve her relationship with her children while going through a divorce, contemplating just how honest to be as she works through her mind’s frenzied state.
From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026
He had spent much of the night simply staring at his gold medal, contemplating it as it hung on the end of his bunk.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
