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Example sentences for: pondered

How can you use “pondered” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

The media, as always, pondered what it all means for the media.
We at Slate have pondered the situation and concluded that every American is influential in his or her own way.
Eight feet, pondered Justice Stephen Breyer.
Analysts pondered why the pope's request worked this time, whereas similar pontifical pleas for mercy have failed in the past.
( Slate 's "Explainer" pondered the question.)