Example Sentences

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The Dodgers have been contemplating when to bring Rushing to the majors for a while, long ago convinced his bat was ready to handle big-league pitching.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2025

"I have been contemplating whether I should continue," he told Tianmu News.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2023

For more than 30 years, the Army Corps and its partners have been contemplating and experimenting with different kinds of barriers to keep invasive carp out of Lake Michigan.

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2023

The comments come as government officials have been contemplating additional options to stem the flows of deposits out of small and medium-size banks, and as concerns grow that more will need to be done.

From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2023

Isom might have been dreaming of gain, or he might have been contemplating the day of loss and panic, for all that his face revealed.

From The Bondboy by Ogden, George W. (George Washington)