Example Sentences

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Major League Baseball has been contemplating a pitch clock for years, as game times pushed to three hours and beyond.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2023

“Dustin has been contemplating the opportunity off-and-on for the past couple of years,” Johnson’s agent said.

From Washington Times • Jun. 1, 2022

Brown didn’t have one specific reason why he decided to retire this year, but he has been contemplating it for several months.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 29, 2022

The latter approach is precisely what’s called for, and what Congress has been contemplating.

From Washington Post • Sep. 30, 2021

Lately, though, Havens has been contemplating steps that would take him away from Brown and campus ministry.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times