Example Sentences

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He is a contemplator, a deep thinker, who will calmly consider each decision from every conceivable angle.

From The Guardian • May 22, 2018

Mill was trained, from a very young age, to think: to be a quiet contemplator.

From New York Times • Oct. 2, 2017

Hess, the heir and the collector, the connoisseur and the contemplator, can’t just collect at arm’s length.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 13, 2015

On four platforms beneath the museum's skylights, the contemplator lies back, while sounds of waves, distant bells, or birds singing come softly to his ears from recorded tapes.

From Time Magazine Archive

He wants to be a contemplator of life.

From The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) by Blasco Ib??ez, Vicente