Example Sentences

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The Bears have been considering a site in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights, but Mayor Jim Tinaglia recently warned that time is running out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Housing has also been on the agenda in the federal parliament, where MPs have been considering making it a legally protected human right.

From BBC • Jul. 30, 2024

Officials at the EPA, meanwhile, have been considering their next steps in collaboration with a number of state and federal agencies.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2024

I do have a lot of student loan debt and I have been considering paying them off all at once.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2024

Your visit has meant so much to me, and now I have been considering a lot of plans which you must help me to work out.

From The Spell by Orcutt, William Dana