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.
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Last week, Gutierrez-Reed lost a bid to have her conviction reconsidered.
— Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2024 -
Battiste, however, said if the number of incidences rise, the city could reconsider its stance.
— al, 24 Oct. 2022 -
After that, voters reconsider them for retention every four years for trial court judges and every six years for higher court judges.
— Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 28 Oct. 2022 -
Pocan fretted that national Democrats have so far failed to commit to pouring late money into the race and would reconsider.
— Thomas Beaumont, ajc, 16 Oct. 2022 -
Her own MPs began to beg her to reconsider, not to mention politicians and thinkers from across the political spectrum.
— Quartz, 22 Oct. 2022 -
Elrich and some other Thrive opponents had called on the council to delay voting until a new, permanent planning board could reconsider it.
— Katherine Shaver, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2022 -
First-time homebuyers, who are facing tough competition and higher interest rates, are having to reconsider whether homeownership is worth the cost.
— Genevieve Redsten, Journal Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2024 -
Hearing from other activists and political organizers, rather than faceless trolls, made her reconsider her approach.
— Morgan Sung, NBC News, 12 Oct. 2022 -
Wartime events could also push the two states to reconsider their stances.
— Branislav L. Slantchev, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2024 -
Still, many Kenyans hope the pause will give the government time to reconsider.
— Lenny Rashid Ruvaga, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Mar. 2024 -
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 -
But Sher asked Sorkin to reconsider, given fan fondness for the score.
— Michael Paulson, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2023 -
Four in 10 of those workers would need a raise of at least 16% to reconsider their position.
— Helen Chandler-Wilde, Bloomberg.com, 14 Feb. 2023 -
The boldness of my glasses forced me to reconsider my entire wardrobe.
— Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2023 -
The council tabled the ordinances and could reconsider them at the Dec. 8 meeting.
— Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Dec. 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 decision of whether to reconsider a fine is solely within the discretion of the board.
— Howard Dakoff, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2023 -
The panel also declined to reconsider the case in March.
— Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 3 May 2024 -
The retailer is reconsidering swimsuits that are trans-friendly; many stores have already moved them to the back of the store.
— Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 25 May 2023 -
But days later, Serdy and Miller did an abrupt about-face, calling a special session to reconsider the vote.
— Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 8 Feb. 2023 -
Maybe one day, after the pain fades, Hoa will reconsider the decision.
— Tim Carman, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2022 -
Perhaps this will give some of them reason to reconsider.
— Frida Ghitis, CNN, 18 Mar. 2023 -
The actor says she was approached again two days before the release of the demo, asking her to reconsider.
— Harry Booth, TIME, 7 June 2024 -
Others say the French should reconsider what is and isn’t acceptable inside a church.
— Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2023 -
The May 9 ruling said the commission would reconsider the issue in 60 days.
— Andrew Moreau, Arkansas Online, 12 July 2023 -
The best option in a sea of bad ones may be to engage in some wishful thinking: Maybe Harden shows up to camp in great shape and reconsiders his desire to leave.
— Sopan Deb, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2023 -
Gutierrez-Reed's attorneys argued that her case should be reconsidered because prosecutors failed to share evidence that might have been exculpatory.
— CBS News, 30 Sep. 2024
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