muse
verb (used without object)
to think or meditate in silence, as on some subject.
have mused
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present perfectof muse.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman was recently reported to have mused puckishly about the company offering its services to the highest bidder among America’s geopolitical rivals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
Commentators have mused about Buckingham Palace's supposed sensitivity to cost of living pressures although it must he said that travel by State Bentley hardly screams austerity.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2023
Without that tight grip, members privately have mused over the past year, the new reality could create a scenario where no one can control members’ demands.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 18, 2022
For decades, Canadian federal governments of various stripes have mused about a national childcare program.
From Reuters ● Apr. 19, 2021
I have broken where I should have bent; and have mused and brooded, when my spirit should have mixed with all God’s great creation.
From Dickens As an Educator by James L. (James Laughlin) Hughes
