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.
• 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
• Only the nation that had yet to give the right answer was asked to reconsider.
  — Mary Anastasia O’Grady, WSJ, 11 Sep. 2022
• 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
• The Journal should reconsider, and think about all the happy kids and Deadheads who love their tie-dye.
  — WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022
• 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 defendants have 30 days to request that the judge reconsider the decision, which, if granted, would put the case in front of the state’s highest court.
  — Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Sep. 2022
• 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
• After a jury convicted him on both counts, Quiroz asked the court to reconsider his case in light of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Bruen.
  — Derek Hawkins, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2022
• 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
• The Supreme Court is about to reconsider Section 230, a law that’s been foundational to the internet for decades.
  — Adi Robertson, The Verge, 16 Feb. 2023
• The memo said the group would wait until closer to Iowa’s leadoff caucuses to reconsider.
  — Bymichelle L. Price, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2023
• If teams can’t pool their out-of-town broadcasts through the Sunday Ticket, teams and the league would need to reconsider broadcasting deals for both local and out-of-town fans.
  — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 1 July 2024
• The billboards, which featured photographs of empty plinths and probing phrases, urged viewers to reconsider the purpose and impact of monuments.
  — Okla Jones, Essence, 30 Oct. 2024
• Although this isn’t the first time Pluto journeys through this Air sign, this transition is prompting us to reconsider our relationship with technology and progress along with our social consciousness.
  — Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 1 Dec 2024