How to Use reconsider in a Sentence

reconsider

verb
  • She refused to reconsider her decision not to loan us the money.
  • We hope you will reconsider.
  • Local opposition has forced the company to reconsider building a new warehouse here.
  • But his strong play forced him to reconsider that – for a time.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The city has asked them to reconsider.
    — Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Even states that would not gain or lose a seat would likely have to reconsider their maps.
    — Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Wartime events could also push the two states to reconsider their stances.
    — Branislav L. Slantchev, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2024
  • The wildlife threats alone were enough to make most people reconsider.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Some even begged him to reconsider.
    — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Now, more than a decade later, he’s reconsidered once again.
    — Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 17 Dec. 2025
  • But Tony Banks, again, called me up and asked me to reconsider.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Time will tell whether a mass egging is enough to make Bezos and his team reconsider the route.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2022
  • The Padres might want to reconsider.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
  • As the moon and Jupiter clash, reconsider asking for more.
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Only the nation that had yet to give the right answer was asked to reconsider.
    — Mary Anastasia O’Grady, WSJ, 11 Sep. 2022
  • Write them down to reconsider them later.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 19 Jan. 2026
  • In her view, the pandemic gave her the chance to reconsider her goals and make changes to her career.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2021
  • The trick is knowing when to let the tech team keep working their way through versus when to step back and reconsider.
    — Bhopi Dhall and Saurajit Kanungo, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Many asked him to reconsider wanting Billups to become the team’s new coach.
    — oregonlive, 3 Jan. 2022
  • Copley asked him to reconsider, but the columnist didn’t see a way forward.
    — U-T Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2023
  • The boldness of my glasses forced me to reconsider my entire wardrobe.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Still, many Kenyans hope the pause will give the government time to reconsider.
    — Lenny Rashid Ruvaga, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Mar. 2024
  • That doesn’t mean Apple won’t have to reconsider its approach to search.
    — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The arrival of a new year presents a moment to set goals and reconsider what’s possible.
    — New York Times, 1 Jan. 2022
  • Now, states are starting to reconsider the wisdom of those policies.
    — Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Now, that order will remain in effect as the court reconsiders.
    — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
  • This was a one-decision stock that hasn't forced you to reconsider ever since the breakout.
    — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Now the Zamoras hope the owners reconsider.
    — Marissa Armas, CBS News, 12 May 2026
  • But, in Kondo’s hands, yaoyorozu no kami is a way to reconsider the things in our lives.
    — Big Think, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Bardet and Dorfman say the city should pause approvals of new high-rises and reconsider its process.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026

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