- present participle of deliberate.
deliberating
Example Sentences
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The jury is expected to begin deliberating Friday morning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The jury, made up of nine women and three men, spent six days deliberating the case and twice sent notes to the judge indicating they could not reach a unanimous verdict.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026
Jurors told the judge twice before that they were unable to reach a verdict, but were instructed to keep deliberating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
The Plymouth, Massachusetts, jury has been deliberating since Thursday over whether Clancy is criminally responsible for killing her children.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
In honesty, he would have preferred to go into Father Olufemi’s study himself to get the journal, but some quick deliberating had put an end to that idea.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
