mull over
Example Sentences
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You don’t have to argue about it, because the deed is done, but it’s enough information for your mother to quietly mull over after the fact.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
She even suggests assembling a “question collection” in the workplace, to which employees would contribute unknowns for their co-workers to mull over.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
These are the thoughts you mull over as “Fire and Ash” re-asks the same questions as before: Where does Spider belong?
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2025
It’s unclear if the happy couple recalls their wretched experiences in Borderland, but their sights are trained on the future as they mull over baby names.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2025
Turtle paused in a pretense of letting the heirs mull over her last words, trying to figure out what to do next.
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
