brooded
Example Sentences
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He brooded over his verses, revising them for years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
At the time, the face of the Lakers was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, a moody soul who brooded a hundred times for every forced smile.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2022
Most of the time, however, they waited and brooded.
From Salon • Jun. 14, 2020
Mr. Boehner, who resigned in 2015 under pressure from conservative Republican hard-liners, had some adjusting to do after he left the speakership, and, as recently as 2017, brooded about his purpose in life.
From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2019
Nothing there unless—unless his secret mind brooded over his own healed loss.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
