ruminating

Example Sentences

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Ruminating on environmental collapse, he says, “I’m trying to sing about the biblical truth of ‘the fire next time.’

From Washington Post • Mar. 10, 2023

Ruminating on the sweetness of an unthinking nightingale’s song, he catalogued just few of the disappointments of human consciousness:

From Washington Post • Jun. 8, 2018

Ruminating on uncomfortable feelings offers a comforting illusion of conscientious effort.

From Time • Sep. 6, 2016

Ruminating over the radio telephone with Consul General Prentiss Gilbert, he authorized him to attend Council sessions on the Sino-Japanese crisis, if invited.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ruminating unhappily on the cud of contemplated abasement, he waded round the car, satisfying himself that there was nothing else out of gear; and apprehensively cranked up.

From The Brass Bowl by Vance, Louis Joseph