philosophize

Rapid-fire pictures of advertisements cause one person to philosophize on the mysteries of life, saying “All of this will never make sense.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

These bit players work, whisper, chatter, laugh, philosophize, run, hide, weep, lament and survive, sometimes as an undifferentiated human blur and sometimes with great individual vividness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2023

Beyond glib indulgences, these suggestions allow the writer to philosophize on life’s greater meanings.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 22, 2022

After Hal and Josie’s meet-cute, they see sights blandly, philosophize blandly, blandly tiptoe around the notion of romance, and criticize each other — yes, blandly, but with an occasional touch of “salty” language.

From New York Times ● Oct. 27, 2022

He did not philosophize about the law or his responsibilities, but Tom noticed that he always maintained the same manner, no matter whether the prisoners were black or white or Mexican.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

Late in the book, as Odenkirk describes landing more serious-acting gigs, he philosophizes about how actors work.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 9, 2022

A character philosophizes on the dizzying pace of change in the late 19th century: “We’ve no say as to the pace of modernity’s advance. I myself am merely its vessel, a humble foot soldier …”

From Salon ● May 31, 2019

He narrates and philosophizes as he empties the dishwasher, boils macaroni, combs lice from a child’s hair.

From New York Times ● Aug. 22, 2017

“America,” Wednesday philosophizes from the passenger seat, “is the only country in the world that wonders what it is.”

From Slate ● Apr. 28, 2017

Still it must not be supposed that the majority really philosophizes at all even to this extent.

From The Faith of the Millions (2nd series) by George Tyrrell

Unafraid of melodrama and camp, the play raged and philosophized with operatic wit and pathos.

From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 2023

"To be a ketchup enthusiast and say tomatoes are trash would be like saying you like peanut butter but hate peanuts," yet another user philosophized.

From Fox News ● Mar. 21, 2022

Poland President Andrzej Duda said he was humbled by the virus and philosophized about global recovery.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 24, 2021

Internet-connected photography, he philosophized, necessitated a “a reinvention of the camera.”

From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2017

Samuel may have thought and played and philosophized about death, but he did not really believe in it.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

A bespectacled researcher who often twirls his curly hair, Amodei authors lengthy documents philosophizing about the importance of AI safety and is known for his deliberate approach to problem solving.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026

He soon found out that there are millions of people in this country who are not impressed with his adolescent philosophizing.

From Salon ● May 21, 2025

EWF spent its first three Columbia LPs honing its approach: the blend of funk grooves and rock riffs, the proto-self-help philosophizing, the ornate visual style that crossed psychedelia with Egyptology.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2025

When he tells these folks that they are to be in a movie, some preen, others shyly decline and yet others start philosophizing about what it means to live a life worthy of cinema.

From New York Times ● Dec. 16, 2022

Gilbert’s On the Magnet takes us into a different world; indeed, he claims to be engaged in a new type of philosophizing.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton