Example Sentences

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The president is known to monitor the stock market and the state of the economy regularly while he contemplates policy decisions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

The film boldly contemplates the atmosphere of Brontë’s novel with both a straight face and a sense of humor.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2026

The dollar regained much of the ground lost after the jobs report, as Wall Street contemplates an extended period of uncertainty that could keep the Fed from cutting interest rates in December.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

Over the woozy guitars of “Losing Myself,” she sings about disappearing into a toxic relationship — “I’m just a heart for your arrow” — while “Happy With You” contemplates her reflex for self-sabotage.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025

I am the cat who contemplates both the mouse and the cheese.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys