How to Use ruminate in a Sentence

ruminate

verb
  • The question got us ruminating on the real value of wealth.
  • He ruminated over the implications of their decision.
  • There’s enough to ruminate about ahead of a date, your outfit need not be one of them.
    — Rachel Besser, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2021
  • There is a whole shelf of books that ruminates on the value of being home.
    — Paul Theroux, WSJ, 30 Mar. 2020
  • That's a tough thing to ruminate over for an entire summer and fall.
    — Dom Amore, courant.com, 15 May 2017
  • Trump has long ruminated on his desire to win the prize.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
  • But that doesn’t stop him from ruminating from beyond the grave.
    — Whitney Friedlander, Esquire, 8 Mar. 2018
  • This gives them sufficient time to ruminate on the ideas raised and map out their own thoughts to share.
    — Expert Panel, Forbes, 12 May 2021
  • Delery ruminates on her wastrel youth.
    — Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
  • But taking the time to ruminate on all of that feels like a luxury.
    — New York Times, 30 Nov. 2021
  • In the end, there is no right or wrong way to spend your summer, but don’t delay or ruminate too long.
    — Brennan Barnard, Forbes, 17 June 2022
  • Black spent a lot of time ruminating on this before putting pen to paper.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The result are raw scenes where the superstar ruminates on the pros and cons of fame.
    — Rob Ledonne, Billboard, 9 May 2025
  • Being alone gives me time to ruminate and talk to myself and helps my self-awareness.
    — Heran Mamo, Billboard, 18 Mar. 2022
  • Mike grumbles to Rafael in one of his many monologues that ruminate on his past.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2021
  • Aimee Dunkle often ruminates about the call that could have saved her son's life.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 24 May 2024
  • Aimee Dunkle often ruminates about the call that could have saved her son's life.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 24 May 2024
  • There were hours of travel ahead, time spent ruminating over the questions that plagued them.
    — Ellie Silverman, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
  • Both team will have 10 days to ruminate on Thursday night's game.
    — Mitch Stacy, ajc, 1 Oct. 2021
  • This is the time to create, ruminate, and shine with unabashed splendor.
    — Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 30 July 2018
  • Often, ongoing stress can lead us to ruminate at night, reach for our phones out of habit, and snack late.
    — Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Daniels, the one with the most unorthodox ideas, starts ruminating some more.
    — Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, 3 Oct. 2017
  • Nobody is moved to ruminate on the rights and wrongs of the situation.
    — The New Yorker, 6 May 2022
  • Instead, give yourself time and space to be alone and ruminate on what's important in your life.
    — Narayana Montúfar, Women's Health, 19 July 2023
  • The earlier kick-off suited her, leaving less time to ruminate in her room.
    — Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The father ruminates about the terror inside the school.
    — Krys Malcolm Belc, Vogue, 3 Feb. 2026
  • But the documentary does little to ruminate on the effect the show had on its host.
    — Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2021
  • O’Sullivan had to stew on the timeout call longer than usual while his players had to ruminate on what had gone wrong.
    — Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 5 June 2021
  • There’s no sense in ruminating on things or people that are unavailable to you in the present moment.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Aug. 2024
  • There’s no sense in ruminating on things or people that are unavailable to you in the present moment.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2024

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