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.
  • Hers is the kind of writing that makes you rewind and slow down and ruminate.
    Wesley Morris, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2019
  • 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
  • The room is a stand-in for Young’s sickly ruminating mind.
    Laura Bleiberg, latimes.com, 15 Feb. 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
  • But taking the time to ruminate on all of that feels like a luxury.
    New York Times, 30 Nov. 2021
  • Nobody is moved to ruminate on the rights and wrongs of the situation.
    The New Yorker, 6 May 2022
  • Here, the man ruminates on the last 20 years of the brand by touching on its most iconic moments, plus a deep cut or two.
    José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2023
  • That's a tough thing to ruminate over for an entire summer and fall.
    Dom Amore, courant.com, 15 May 2017
  • 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
  • Mike grumbles to Rafael in one of his many monologues that ruminate on his past.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2021
  • That day clearly stays with Mr. Trump, who has ruminated on it over the past week.
    Peter Baker, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2019
  • Both team will have 10 days to ruminate on Thursday night's game.
    Mitch Stacy, ajc, 1 Oct. 2021
  • But that doesn’t stop him from ruminating from beyond the grave.
    Whitney Friedlander, Esquire, 8 Mar. 2018
  • Daniels, the one with the most unorthodox ideas, starts ruminating some more.
    Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, 3 Oct. 2017
  • As the group finishes up the last of their brews and the sun starts to give way to a summer breeze, Settine pauses to ruminate on the past year.
    Birmingham Magazine, AL.com, 25 Aug. 2017
  • This is the time to create, ruminate, and shine with unabashed splendor.
    Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 30 July 2018
  • Garrett doesn’t ruminate over how the world views him in the aftermath of the incident.
    cleveland, 9 Sep. 2020
  • 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, 11 May 2024
  • 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
  • But the documentary does little to ruminate on the effect the show had on its host.
    Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2021
  • On the boat ride home, wrapped in a blanket to shelter from the wind, Rubio, the ex-pastor, sat ruminating.
    WIRED, 2 July 2023
  • Being alone gives me time to ruminate and talk to myself and helps my self-awareness.
    Heran Mamo, Billboard, 18 Mar. 2022
  • As pressured as the show sounds, Wiig says, when sketches were cut or didn’t work, there wasn’t time to ruminate.
    Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Well, the Trump campaign should ruminate on that question.
    Anthony Leonardi, Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2020
  • The shocking moment came out of co-creators Konrad Kay and Mickey Down ruminating on the idea of repercussions.
    Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2024
  • With thousands of exhibiting home and lifestyle brands to discover and a slew of gallery exhibitions and installations to ruminate on, the city-wide event requires a plan.
    Mel Studach, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2024

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