Example Sentences

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Above all, Butler was an observer and ponderer.

From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2021

In case you’re still feeling a little uneasy about becoming a purpose ponderer, I should emphasize that not all teleological scenarios that pass scientific muster involve space aliens.

From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2016

According to those who have followed the work and life of Joseph Ratzinger�now Pope Benedict�this is the real him: the teacher, the thinker, the ponderer of deepest meanings.

From Time Magazine Archive

According to those who have followed the work and life of Joseph Ratzinger--now Pope Benedict--this is the real him: the teacher, the thinker, the ponderer of deepest meanings.

From Time Magazine Archive

At the left of Montague sat Somers, lord keeper; older, of more steady demeanor, of fuller figure, of bold face and full light eye, a politician, not a ponderer.

From The Mississippi Bubble by Hough, Emerson