ruminating

Example Sentences

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Hill had been ruminating about a tell-all book from the early stages of the trial, a clerk from a neighboring county who’d assisted her testified at an evidentiary hearing on the jury-tampering complaint.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

That picture is complex, but ruminating on your actions can quickly become torturous.

From Slate • Mar. 16, 2026

Of course, some anger and frustration will come out during these talks, but long-term wallowing and ruminating on perceived unfairness can be more damaging than the layoff itself.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

And areas of the brain linked with "ruminating on negative thoughts" are less active when looking at, or being in, nature, Setti adds.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

Her notes, released with Reggie’s permission, read: “He reports some ruminating and wishing more than anything else he had not been on the road at that moment.”

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel