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Examples of chew over in a Sentence
yet another senator chewing over the idea of running for president
Recent Examples on the Web
Here’s a bit of a brain-bender to chew over (pun intended): All porterhouse steaks are T-bone steaks, but not all T-bones are porterhouses.
—Mary Squillace, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2024
Nor were viewers − and voters − treated to a bracing 2016 recording, played in court on Thursday, of Trump and his former fixer Michael Cohen chewing over the $150,000 price tag for a Playboy model's silence.
—Dan Morrison, USA TODAY, 4 May 2024
While President Joe Biden and his guest of honor at a White House state dinner chew over foreign policy, the female chef duo of Cris Comerford and Susie Morrison take care of the culinary diplomacy.
—Darlene Superville, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2024
Mothers still make convenient villains, especially in an era when every child-rearing decision can be chewed over, debated, Instagrammed and quote tweeted.
—Mark Harris Keita Morimoto, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1939, in the meaning defined above
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“Chew over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chew%20over. Accessed 15 Oct. 2024.
Kids Definition
chew over
verb
: to think over
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