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

But that proved impossible, given the bench’s outdoor life, where it was used as a jungle gym for neighborhood kids, or a couch for friends to sit and philosophize about this piece of movie history.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2025

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

Many of the thinkers he surveys, from Lao Tzu and Aristotle to Montaigne and Spinoza, have tried to philosophize their way to tranquility, but no one has quite succeeded.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 24, 2020

Why in the world would she philosophize about the finish line?

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen

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

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

From Slate ● Apr. 28, 2017

“We that are young shall never see so much,” Edgar philosophizes as the play comes to a close, its devastation complete.

From New York Times ● Jul. 17, 2011

And the Gascon philosopher who philosophizes with a smile is far more dangerous than the Teuton who philosophizes with a hammer.

From German Problems and Personalities by Charles Saroléa

"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

As the G20 summit ended, Mr. Obama philosophized, “I think we all have to recognize these are turbulent times. A lot of countries are seeing volatile politics.”

From Washington Times ● Sep. 5, 2016

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

Their philosophizing is frequently interrupted, once by a woman offering them beer and also by the cheers of nearby spectators.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2024

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

Burnet’s argument was met with widespread horror; as Herbert Croft, the bishop of Hereford, put it, ‘This way of philosophizing all from natural causes, I fear, will make the whole world turn scoffers.’

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton