deliberating
Example Sentences
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After the jury spent nearly 40 hours deliberating, the judge declared a mistrial on Friday afternoon.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026
Jurors told the judge twice before that they were unable to reach a verdict, but were instructed to keep deliberating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
The jury, made up of nine women and three men, spent six days deliberating the case and twice sent notes to the judge indicating they could not reach a unanimous verdict.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026
The jury has been deliberating on the case since Thursday.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
We came to a T in the road and stopped, the pigeon deliberating between left and right.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
