were musing
- past progressive of muse.
Example Sentences
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One afternoon in late February, the owners of the new Lower East Side vintage boutique Desert Vintage were musing about their customers.
From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2022
They were musing over the uniforms worn by Italy’s national soccer team since 1928 and admiring the shin guards used by the team captain in the 2006 World Cup, which Italy won.
From New York Times ● Jul. 9, 2021
By early 2008, Ms. Warren and her sometime editors were musing over email that the proposal could really become law.
From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2019
“I think we were musing about this – the risk of ambition. Sometimes, what you’re promoting isn’t tangible. Sometimes, what you’re promoting are things like wellbeing, these ambitious but intangible things.”
From The Guardian ● Apr. 6, 2019
Now and then she would add her own low tones to our untrained vocalizing, crooning or cantillating the tune as if she were musing aloud.
From Memories of Jane Cunningham Croly, "Jenny June" by Various
