ruminate

Example Sentences

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Instead of ruminating on the meaning of his ambitious if barely coherent forays into science fiction, he’ll explain at length how he feeds his cast and crew.

From New York Times

When a Times man asked him in 1907 why he hadn’t named his dream city for himself, he ruminated.

From Los Angeles Times

It can become negative if you get stuck ruminating on the past.

From National Geographic

Over his over two-decade-long career and 10 stand-up specials, Gaffigan has gained a reputation as a "clean" comic, the guy who ruminates about bacon and the challenges of raising his brood of five kids.

From Salon

They ruminate on the film historian's uncanny ability to access Hollywood's past, its specters, the things that haunt the industry, leaving orb like traces on our current entertainment landscape.

From Salon