How to Use contemplation in a Sentence

contemplation

noun

• He goes to the forest to spend time in contemplation of nature.
• She was lost in quiet contemplation of the scene.
• This can be a space of beauty and contemplation in the most unlikely, but most necessary of places.
  — Dave Mesrey, Detroit Free Press, 1 Mar. 2018
• Cars pull over on highways and roads and many people exit their vehicles to stand still in contemplation.
  — Fox News, 11 Apr. 2018
• The contemplation of writing and the loss of integrity in our literary life form the heart of the novel.
  — Lori Soderlind, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2018
• After all, in times like these, too many symbols of protection, meditation, and contemplation are not enough.
  — Madeline Nastala, Vogue, 4 May 2018
• Because while there certainly could be more No. 3 in game or games ahead, there also will be days and weeks of contemplation from No.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun-Sentinel.com, 22 Apr. 2018
• The next day, after some contemplation and a meeting with Neil Lane, Arie makes his decision.
  — Justin Kirkland, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2018
• But there is magic in that complexity, and those who yield to it enjoy 75 minutes in a state of wondrous contemplation.
  — Zachary Lewis, cleveland.com, 30 Apr. 2018
• In most good ones, there’s a warm afterglow of emotions and contemplation reminiscent of the finest psychotropics.
  — James Lipman, Car and Driver, 23 Mar. 2018
• The work opens with mighty force, settles into spiritual contemplation and concludes with a jaunty finale.
  — San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Apr. 2018
• Due to the rapid-fire nature of the drill and the number of balls they are asked to snag, there’s no room for thought, no room for contemplation — just pure, good-old fashioned reaction time and ball skills.
  — Terez Paylor, kansascity, 2 Mar. 2018
• Though your instincts will be heightened, this lunation is best for internal contemplation and reflection.
  — Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 29 Mar. 2018
• Deep contemplation in these efforts will help when Mercury Retrograde starts on Thursday.
  — Colin Bedell, Cosmopolitan, 18 Mar. 2018
• The opening Impromptu for solo violin weds contemplation and fantasy, and at seven minutes in length, is a recital-ready gem.
  — Jeremy Eichler, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Mar. 2018
• Long stretches of music are poised at the threshold of audibility, sustained at such unhurried length as to suggest a kind of Zen-like contemplation beyond time.
  — John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, 29 Apr. 2018
• Yet despite all the contemplation, Rhett made sure to live in the present.
  — Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 June 2019
• But then came the labor, as compelling to her as the contemplation.
  — New York Times, 15 Oct. 2021
• None of the events of the last few years are far enough away to have really got into the songs through long contemplation.
  — Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com, 14 Jan. 2022
• Darrell stood to the side, alone, head hung in contemplation.
  — Jenna Wortham, New York Times, 31 May 2019
• The handle of the mug is a right hand, which rests against the face in that universal symbol of contemplation.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2022
• The time for contemplation is not at the edge of the diving board because going back down the ladder is worse than the distance to the pool.
  — James Hibberd, EW.com, 18 Sep. 2019
• Those get moved to the back room for future contemplation.
  — Alix Strauss, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2023
• My contemplation then shifted from the roads to the healthcare space.
  — Smriti Kirubanandan, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
• At the same time, Turow invests him with honest contemplation of how close the end is and what his life has added up to.
  — Janet Maslin, New York Times, 11 May 2020
• The tour ended near the top of the temple, in the Celestial Room, a room for quiet contemplation.
  — CBS News, 17 Apr. 2022
• Some churches closed for the past 10 months opened their doors a few hours a day last week for quiet contemplation.
  — Jean Hopfensperger, Star Tribune, 19 Dec. 2020
• The amazed eye could not be removed from this contemplation.
  — Benjamin Ehrlich, Scientific American, 21 Mar. 2022
• At the heart of Ramadan is the sunrise-to-sunset fast, meant to instill contemplation of God.
  — Samy Magdy and Lee Keath, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Apr. 2020
• Just watching Sanada’s Toranaga in deep contemplation was top-notch action.
  — Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 10 Dec 2024