contemplate

Example Sentences

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Investors should contemplate this war’s financial effects just the same.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

“I recognize my suggestions are hard for many to contemplate and may be even viewed as overly harsh by some.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

When I contemplate it, I think about the mothers at my son’s preschool, people I work with, wealthier friends, and wonder if they would find requests for money to be cringe.

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026

Tech titans like Salesforce have been facing market pressure for months as shareholders contemplate this question.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

It no longer wanted to know about things of the past or future; it was content simply to contemplate the desert, and to drink with the boy from the Soul of the World.

From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho