in contemplation of
Example Sentences
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The Somers town court clerk said some defendants received a 6-month “adjournment in contemplation of dismissal,” meaning charges will be dropped and their arrest sealed if they avoid trouble.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
“People don’t live their lives in contemplation of their divorce,” said Steven J. Mandel, a New York City divorce attorney and legal pioneer in same-sex splits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2026
In his “Commentaries,” Blackstone argued that life “begins in contemplation of law as soon as an infant is able to stir in the mother's womb,” known as “quickening.”
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2024
He rose with the sun, a reporter wrote, “spending a third of his waking day in prayer, a third in activity, a third in contemplation of his mistakes.”
From Washington Post ● Nov. 13, 2019
Aberforth seemed lost in contemplation of his own knotted and veined hands.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
