How to Use think through in a Sentence

think through

phrasal verb
  • That your boyfriend has not thought through the consequences.
    Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 12 July 2023
  • If so, begin thinking through what that might look like.
    Nolan Keim, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Here are three analogies that may help readers think through the broad, tragic sweep of what’s in motion.
    Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2023
  • The language that comes with the site’s new name—X, as of last night—is by comparison very badly thought through.
    David Meyer, Fortune, 24 July 2023
  • Try asking for that, but think through the practical details first.
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2024
  • La Maire accused the far-left of not thinking through the entirety of the consequences their policies would lead to.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 18 June 2024
  • Take your time and think through the future implications.
    Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2023
  • This is Microsoft not really thinking through the concept of the Series S from the start.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
  • This is a good way to start thinking through the forms and processes that can be updated to be more inclusive.
    Time, 15 June 2023
  • They are planned well in advance, strategically thought through, timed with the release of a product, and are on a massive scale.
    Phil Wahba, Fortune, 26 May 2023
  • For the palate, think through the beginning, the middle, and the end—are there distinct phases or just a continuous blast of flavor?
    Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2024
  • Once the forest of all the players’ levers has been mapped out, the group systematically thinks through which are most likely to get pulled.
    WIRED, 1 Oct. 2023
  • The production process is highly original and is hugely well thought through.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 16 June 2024
  • There are many ideas – there are many ideas that the president is thinking through, all designed to make sure that America thrives and that the American people thrive.
    Nbc Universal, NBC News, 16 June 2024
  • Tainy is eloquent and calm, and thinks through every word before constructing sentences that back up his success over two decades.
    Diego Ortiz, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2023
  • Stay away from this specific friendship, but use this approach to help your child think through friendships in general.
    Emily Edlynn, Parents, 24 Jan. 2024
  • But there’s a lot of security and privacy components to that, too, that really need to be thought through.
    Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2024
  • The first phase of the project will focus on evaluating the need and thinking through possible interventions.
    Jennifer Brookland, Detroit Free Press, 4 Mar. 2024
  • But this bag, which is named for her, was really thought through in a technical way, by looking at the construction of trench coats and the layering of the materials used.
    Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Her solution to unimaginable loss and grief is feeling her emotions instead of thinking through them.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 17 July 2023
  • Coordinators at Martha’s Table are thinking through the most strategic way to move the program forward.
    Michael Brice-Saddler, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2024
  • This article is intended to help you to begin thinking through and saving for the expenses of tomorrow.
    Nolan Keim, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Worse, in contrast to the Philadelphia convention’s determination to shut out the outside world and think through every point of contention, the commission rushed its work in the crisis of the June Days.
    Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 28 Dec. 2023
  • An unwavering commitment to the brand image is a must, and even the minutest of details are thought through with meticulous precision.
    Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 31 July 2023
  • One example was the significance of the character Lily's hollow heart tattoo and the importance of thinking through those details.
    Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 14 June 2024
  • The impersonator had clearly thought through the power dynamics at play in this particular con.
    Scott Johnson, Rolling Stone, 19 June 2023
  • And the Biden campaign is thinking through less traditional ways to reach Black voters in places including Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
    Katie Glueck, New York Times, 18 May 2024
  • Experts say the pivot to start thinking through business problems before jumping to leverage cloud haphazardly has been underway the past two years.
    John Kell, Fortune, 14 July 2023
  • Sitting around one evening before dinner, the researchers pondered whether even inexact science could help atoll governments think through their options.
    Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 26 June 2024
  • This includes more involvement in the creation of new products, as well as thinking through where and how the company sources materials or conducts activities.
    Sarah Elk, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024

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