How to Use thought in a Sentence
thought
noun- It was just a thought.
- She was lost in thought.
- Do you have any thoughts about the subject?
- The thought of leaving never crossed my mind.
- My first thought was that something must have changed.
- She abandoned all thought of going home.
- She abandoned all thoughts of going home.
- He has no thought for anyone but himself.
- They should have put more thought into the proposal.
- While you're enjoying the holidays, you should spare a thought for those who are less fortunate.
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But on the day the strike ended, these weren’t the thoughts on Gladstone’s mind.
— Selome Hailu, Variety, 16 Nov. 2023 -
The band lives in the dark and gets its power from the feelings and thoughts that live there, too.
— Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2023 -
This may be a wild thought, but what if a brow gel is just a brow gel?
— Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 17 Aug. 2023 -
Readers who have a bone to pick can – and do – email their thoughts to me.
— Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 22 Mar. 2024 -
Send them your questions and thoughts at wanda@adn.com.
— Wayne and Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Apr. 2023 -
But over the years, as the album evolved, thoughts about time and the mind also moved into the foreground.
— Jon Pareles, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2023 -
People who can riff with you — with your thoughts, and your ideas, and help take them to the next level.
— Sarah Jenkins, Rolling Stone, 29 Feb. 2024 -
Thought leaders turned to him to get his thoughts on thinking.
— Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2024 -
Fine-tune your thoughts and plans, and be prepared to counter anything that gets in your way.
— Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024 -
The year before these thoughts began, things were tough for my siblings and me.
— Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2023 -
To fix your every thought and all your knowledge on lies! .
— Jess Bergman, The New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2023 -
And even those who have — Gucci Mane — may at some point have second thoughts.
— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2023 -
There are countless warring schools of thought on what and how to feed babies.
— Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2023 -
But at the same time, Gay understands the power of sharing her thoughts.
— Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 12 Oct. 2023 -
Grey was later asked for her thoughts on Depp's trial with Heard.
— Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2023 -
Unable to shake the thought of 22 lives taken due to gun violence in Maine.
— Heather Hunter, Washington Examiner, 26 Oct. 2023 -
Asking you was just an after thought here as your mum's friend has already tried the dress.
— Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 21 Dec. 2023 -
Sunak added in the statement that his thoughts were with Catherine and her family.
— Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024 -
Become a Subscriber That thought might be tough to square with bats’ recent track record.
— Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 8 Nov. 2023 -
The wife lay awake tormenting herself with such thoughts.
— Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
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