brood over
Example Sentences
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But they act out their past more than they brood over it.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2025
Then there's plenty of time to brood over, say, passive-aggressive door slamming while you sauté each component separately — splashing in generous glugs of white wine whenever the bottom of the pan looks too brown.
From Salon • Mar. 18, 2021
The introduction of these French intellectuals, as well as the narrator’s own reading, allows him to brood over the revolutionary ideas of Frantz Fanon, Aimé Césaire, Marx, Sartre and others.
From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2021
Characters brood over events that haven’t yet been explained or refer to people before Roy introduces them.
From Slate • Jun. 19, 2017
“No, thank you,” I replied, turning from the table to brood over the fire.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
