Examples of thinking in a Sentence
Noun
Form your own opinions: don't let others do your thinking for you!
I've been doing some thinking about this, and I don't think you're right after all.
The school's curriculum encourages independent thinking.
A piece of quick thinking got us out of trouble.
I'd like to know your thinking on this.
What is the current thinking on the subject?
Adjective
Chess is a thinking man's game.
it's surprising to find thinking people who believe such nonsense
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John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
As shallow as paying attention to her clothes may seem, Duwaji’s thinking likely reflects the broader sensibilities of her generation.
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Nibert loved the free-thinking spirit of the village and its college.
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Noun
Here’s to a non-optimized 2026 of thinking, feeling, living … and browsing.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
As shallow as paying attention to her clothes may seem, Duwaji’s thinking likely reflects the broader sensibilities of her generation.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 2 Jan. 2026
Adjective
Humor can release the writer from values of the past, along with judgment and disapproval, and instead, humor can become the very conduit for re-thinking events.
—Literary Hub, 14 Nov. 2025
Nibert loved the free-thinking spirit of the village and its college.
—Keith Bierygolick, Cincinnati.com, 28 Aug. 2019
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“Thinking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thinking. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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