mulling

Example Sentences

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Officials have been mulling over a partial sale of the national carrier for years.

From The Wall Street Journal

Neither experience is medically dangerous, though the person in question may find themselves mulling things over for a good while afterward.

From Literature

A sales associate presented it to me and encouraged me to try it on, letting me spend time mulling it over.

From Los Angeles Times

After mulling things over, I felt I wanted to change my choice but when I called back I was told by another representative presumably higher up the food chain that this was not so.

From MarketWatch

The man stroked his chin, mulling over his options, until the children blurted out, “Just fix her!”

From Literature