contemplate
Example Sentences
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Facing his first Christmas without his wife, Andrew thinks this is indicative of our wider inability to talk about death, to even contemplate facing our worst nightmare.
From BBC
Not so if you confess to streaming military thrillers while other, nobler souls are busy contemplating peace on earth.
Mr Hunt says he and his brothers were only able to contemplate the possibility of a medal when their mother Marjory died in 2013, aged 79.
From BBC
The flip-side, the mission that Robinson is working on, is not something the Frenchman wants to contemplate.
From BBC
Renaissance executives remain satisfied with Medallion’s results and aren’t contemplating any changes, even if the gains don’t quite measure up to past performance, people familiar with the matter said.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.