Example Sentences

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Pondering these things at all is its own exhausting experience, filled with more questions.

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2026

Pondering the loss of a spouse tends to put money squabbles in perspective.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

Pondering her next move, she thought about her mother’s bakery back home.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2025

Pondering the closure and possible eventual sale of 20 Seattle schools has made me think about our schools as public assets in both the capitalist and community-based use of that word.

From Seattle Times • May 29, 2024

Pondering this clerical riddle, he was surprised to see Mr. Reilly himself burst like a torpedo through the door.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole