contemplating

Example Sentences

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It's easy to feel confused, or perhaps even a little dizzy, when contemplating the merry-go-round of changes in the senior team at Aston Martin in the past couple of years.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

“I don’t sit around contemplating how a crisis, which I did not want Denmark to be involved in, might factor into a Danish election campaign,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

I am contemplating retirement within the next four years, and my wife, who is 57, may retire after I do.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

The surge in oil prices has fanned fresh fears about another spike in inflation and warnings that central banks might have to hike interest rates again, having been contemplating cuts just last month.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

When he had finished the first hot dog, Ignatius prepared and consumed another, contemplating other kindnesses that might postpone his having to go to work again.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole