take under advisement
Example Sentences
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He said he would take under advisement the defense motions for dismissal but never addressed them during the brief moments that court was in session Thursday morning.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2023
The odd thing is how unfinished O’Rourke seems in public—not nervous but porous, always looking for enlightenment, or contrary ideas, or a problem he can either solve or take under advisement.
From The New Yorker • May 27, 2019
That includes judges’ notes, records judges take under advisement or reports by court-appointed guardians.
From Washington Times • Jan. 18, 2016
The Council must meet annually and take under advisement any matters threatening to disturb international peace.
From Woodrow Wilson and the World War A Chronicle of Our Own Times. by Seymour, Charles
Nevertheless, Mrs. Tellingham and the instructors noted with satisfaction how few disturbances they had to settle and quarrels to take under advisement.
From Ruth Fielding in Moving Pictures Or, Helping the Dormitory Fund by Emerson, Alice B.
