think

Example Sentences

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During a recent getaway to a remote cabin in upstate New York, I found myself thinking about why the quiet is so frightening.

From Salon

We prize thought over feeling, Mr. Pollan writes, because no other creature is as good at “higher-order” mental operations as we are.

From The Wall Street Journal

The country has, in particular, used the sort of bullet-based systems for short distances that were long thought to have been rendered irrelevant by missile defense.

From The Wall Street Journal

As far as I can tell, Wilhelm never proposed an invasion of Greenland; that might have struck him as thinking too small.

From Salon

Finally, consider setting up what I think of as a zhush station — a small collection of ingredients that allow guests to brighten and customize what’s on their plate.

From Salon