cons

Example Sentences

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“There’s pros. There’s cons. It doesn’t matter—it’s coming.”

From Barron's • Oct. 23, 2025

“It’s not like someone came in wavering and we had to talk them out of it, or go over the pros and cons. I think it says a lot about this team.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 31, 2021

"It can work to disintermediate the banking system. And, you know, we need to work through the pros and cons. I don't have a view yet."

From Reuters • Dec. 2, 2021

In the town hall before Wisconsin’s primary, he acknowledged, “What I will say is I’m a pretty driven guy. That has pros and cons. I have always been a very driven guy.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 7, 2016

R. Argent, viv ʒi. cons. cynosbat. ℈ii. fol.

From An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses With Practical Remarks on Dropsy and Other Diseases by Withering, William