contemplation
Example Sentences
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No machine has free will, conscience, spiritual depth, the capacity for love, or the ability to grow through hardship, sacrifice and contemplation.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Then, she invites participants to get comfortable in their seats while she reads selections from the book that encourage surrender, rest and contemplation during the winter months.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
It takes an exceptional piece of art to inspire audiences to think twice about what comes as second nature, to choose compassionate contemplation over ardent debate.
From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026
In the city's Maidan square, where a growing host of flags has commemorated the dead since the launch of Russia's full-scale invasion, banners and heads were lowered as people stood in silent contemplation.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026
He had forgotten all about her in his feverish contemplation of the Hallows.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
Vocabulary lists containing contemplation
Tuck Everlasting
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A Long Way Gone
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Siddhartha
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