contemplated
- past participle of contemplate.
- past tense form of contemplate.
Example Sentences
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In one tweet on the first day of the furlough, she listed: “Got my furlough papers. Had brunch with fellow feds. Obsessively checked news and bank accounts. Contemplated a “#shutdownbeard.”
From The Guardian • Dec. 26, 2018
Contemplated for several years, the plan was held up by protracted negotiations over how much city agencies would pay for access to the electricity from the cable.
From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2011
Contemplated are a hall of assembly, a hostel, to accommodate visiting clergymen and scholars, an administration building, a chapter house, and a clergy village for retired rectors.
From Time Magazine Archive
Contemplated in the Marshall Plan: some $6 to $7 billion the first year.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Contemplated," however, is a word very expressive, when used in connection with the out-breakings of human passions, as they are wont to exhibit themselves among the ignorant and excited.
From Oak Openings by Cooper, James Fenimore
