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.
  • But Tony Banks, again, called me up and asked me to reconsider.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 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
  • 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
  • Rest and reconsider when the Scorpio moon meets Saturn.
    USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 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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