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Example sentences for: contemplate

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No, what struck Jacob as oppressively squalid was the subject matter he was forced to contemplate week after week: fleeting, age-inappropriate sexual liaisons in the Oval Office; the seep of money into every cranny of the political system; Trent Lott; Newt Gingrich.
"Although Clinton has shown again an astonishing talent for survival, it cannot be pleasant for him to contemplate how his presidency will be remembered by posterity."
"Just Before the Battle, Mother," one of the most popular songs of the Civil War, sold over a million copies in sheet music, an interesting thing to contemplate (or call for at a karaoke bar) as we await the debut of Talk magazine (as I understand it, an abbreviated form of the original title, Talk Is Cheap ) and the resumption of Tina Brown-mocking.
In Europe people had time to contemplate the area before settling on an appropriate name; in the United States, where settlement was more rapid, names often had to be chosen without delay.
It also becomes very busy in the middle of the day so arrive early if you want to contemplate the site with few distractions.