Example Sentences

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He glanced about him for a few moments as if he were cogitating, and then he gave a chuckle and winked at his son.

From Changing Winds A Novel by Ervine, St. John G. (St. John Greer)

They showed how seriously they were cogitating, by curling up their tails even more than common.

From True Stories about Dogs and Cats by Follen, Eliza Lee Cabot