Example Sentences

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And finally, they’ll be able to answer a question that Ivy League eggheads have been pondering for a century.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 2025

It is a question I have been pondering since a friend was surprised by how roughed up they were by it.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2023

Holmes, the state elections director, said administrators have been pondering “what’s beyond signatures” for some time now, especially as cursive writing fades away.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 5, 2022

Other scholars have been pondering that mystery for centuries.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 19, 2022

I have been pondering the subject myself," he replied, "and I think I can give you some hope of seeing home once more.

From Daybreak; a Romance of an Old World by Cowan, James