How to Use contemplation in a Sentence

contemplation

noun
  • He goes to the forest to spend time in contemplation of nature.
  • She was lost in quiet contemplation of the scene.
  • The contemplation isn’t a product of a down year by any means.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 7 Jan. 2025
  • No beer, wine or tequila, no time or space for contemplation.
    — Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
  • Their eyes evoke deep contemplation of the transience of life.
    — Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 11 June 2026
  • Darrell stood to the side, alone, head hung in contemplation.
    — Jenna Wortham, New York Times, 31 May 2019
  • For many people, these are places of peace, contemplation, and prayer.
    — Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Yet despite all the contemplation, Rhett made sure to live in the present.
    — Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 June 2019
  • This wine will pair nicely with any meats off the grill, as well as post-dinner contemplation.
    — Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 11 May 2023
  • But then came the labor, as compelling to her as the contemplation.
    — New York Times, 15 Oct. 2021
  • Despite the anger and hard contemplation in the songs, the album is fun (see those hooks).
    — Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
  • My contemplation then shifted from the roads to the healthcare space.
    — Smriti Kirubanandan, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
  • None of the events of the last few years are far enough away to have really got into the songs through long contemplation.
    — Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com, 14 Jan. 2022
  • This moon spotlights a part of your chart that deals with solitude, contemplation, and retreat.
    — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Dec. 2022
  • Many crude laughs were bolstered by the attached contemplation.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 June 2026
  • There is always time in the day for contemplation and a journey inside to locate peace and calm.
    — Michael Alpiner, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2021
  • The president stood for a moment of contemplation before the wreath and bowed his head in prayer.
    — CBS News, 29 May 2023
  • This is a great time for contemplation and observing the day-to-day routines of those closest to you.
    — Randon Rosenbohm, Allure, 29 May 2019
  • Some churches closed for the past 10 months opened their doors a few hours a day last week for quiet contemplation.
    — Jean Hopfensperger, Star Tribune, 19 Dec. 2020
  • The handle of the mug is a right hand, which rests against the face in that universal symbol of contemplation.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2022
  • The beginning of the year is often the time for contemplation and action.
    — Heather L. Locus, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Gold can be one option worth serious contemplation right now.
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 5 May 2026
  • At the same time, Turow invests him with honest contemplation of how close the end is and what his life has added up to.
    — Janet Maslin, New York Times, 11 May 2020
  • This can be a space of beauty and contemplation in the most unlikely, but most necessary of places.
    — Dave Mesrey, Detroit Free Press, 1 Mar. 2018
  • Then, after a few moments of contemplation, the pug attacks the bottles like a lion does its prey.
    — Alexis Hobbs, Woman's Day, 7 Aug. 2015
  • Technology has led to the contemplation of films being in your dining room which isn’t the same.
    — Liza Foreman, Variety, 29 Sep. 2023
  • And the movie has largely been billed as a contemplation over the moral dilemmas facing the scientists.
    — Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 26 July 2023
  • Quoting Johnson, Biden said that art is a means of contemplation.
    — Alicia Ault, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Nov. 2022
  • What an enthralling place that ridge is to celebrate a new day in solitude, contemplation and wonder.
    — John Meyer, Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2025
  • True to its intent, this restaurant is indeed a calm yet joy-evoking space for quiet contemplation.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026

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