- present participle of contemplate.
contemplating
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, the official story was considerably harder for an ordinary person contemplating lunch to follow.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
Alex Kirshner explains why Michigan’s latest controversy has spectators contemplating the nature of time itself.
From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2026
But dissidents contemplating moves against military governments elsewhere in the Sahel region may now have to factor Russian forces into their calculations.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Zoley said ICE is contemplating buying more than 10 facilities, and that number “could continue to grow.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
He often bloated while lying in bed in the morning contemplating the unfortunate turn that events had taken since the Reformation.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
