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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But Tony Banks, again, called me up and asked me to reconsider.
— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2022 -
The panel sent the case — Rupp vs. Bonta — back down to the lower court to reconsider in the wake of Bruen.
— Kevin Rectorstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2022 -
The older the house, the more a kitchen’s layout needs to be reconsidered, says Pallrand.
— Megan Johnson, Architectural Digest, 26 Nov. 2024 -
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 -
Jane may return to Frydrychowicz’s court again and ask the judge to reconsider her ruling.
— Carol Marbin Miller Miami Herald (tns), al, 16 Aug. 2022 -
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 -
The church asked the court to reconsider its decision, and then asked the California Supreme Court to review the case, and was denied both times.
— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 July 2022 -
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 court did not order the FDA to approve the products but told the agency to reconsider and conduct another review.
— Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 2 Dec. 2024 -
Imagine the time and money saved once the outdated outlook on gray hair is reconsidered.
— Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2024
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