muse over
Example Sentences
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As they strolled through Tiananmen Square in Beijing last September, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared to muse over the possibility that organ transplants could dramatically extend human life.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
We often muse over the fact that we were both letting go of our passionate search for love around the same time, which led us to our momentous meeting.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2025
They muse over certain passages and share echoes with their daily lives: the enduring memory of a late husband’s smile, or a hospital visit where madeleines were on the menu.
From New York Times • Aug. 16, 2022
Lying in bed that night, hating my husband for his deep sleep, I started to muse over possible dishes.
From Salon • Dec. 18, 2018
After Godolphin had gone, Louise came down, and found Maxwell in a dreary muse over his manuscript.
From The Story of a Play A Novel by Howells, William Dean
