How to Use muse in a Sentence

muse

1 of 2 verb
  • I could sell the house, she mused, but then where would I go?
  • Cuban mused near the end of the clip.
    Jack Kubinec, Fortune, 26 May 2026
  • The president has mused about more such deals to come.
    Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The story prompts him to muse about Chloe and her life’s work.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Jan. 2022
  • Trump has mused about withdrawing from it.
    ABC News, 12 June 2026
  • Trump has also mused about the collapse of the six-decade-old regime.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Some of us laughed heartily, some of us mused heavily, some of us did both.
    Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Jen mused in the caption of this mother-daughter shot.
    Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Trump squawked and mused about firing Powell.
    Roger Lowenstein, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Klara inspires the humans in the book to muse about whether science can transcend death.
    Rumaan Alam, The New Republic, 12 Apr. 2021
  • Some even muse that if kande pohe had not been invented, this state would have no weddings.
    Annada Rathi, Bon Appétit, 2 Sep. 2020
  • Trump has mused about the financial wisdom of golf’s keeping its distance from him.
    Alan Blinder, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Defeats, as the watching Arsene Wenger mused, leave a scar on your heart.
    Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 31 May 2026
  • Trump has previously mused about putting his likeness on the granite peak.
    Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 3 July 2026
  • The president mused over the singer’s fame, subtly comparing the fame of the two.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Daniel Burrell mused about what might have been the hardest part of finding enough recruits this year.
    Dave Philipps, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2023
  • There are rivers nearby to fish, and neighbors know neighbors, residents muse.
    Anumita Kaur, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Kirk mused about writing a book on the core tenets of MAGA.
    Eric Cortellessa, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Trump mused about the difficulty in finding a Fed chair who would do his bidding.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Wilson mused that lots of factors could have gone into not having those feelings sooner.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
  • In fact, a handful of people even mused about pulling this prank on their significant others.
    Kelsey Mulvey, House Beautiful, 28 July 2023
  • Rock goes on to muse what Farley's career would be like now if the comedian were still around.
    Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Nadel, who is openly gay, muses on how the deaths of gay men subsidized his easy, happy childhood.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The announcement was accompanied by a voiceover video in which Drake mused on the project.
    William Earl, Variety, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Another mused that Chastain should present the awards for both lead actor and lead actress.
    Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Over his morning coffee, Ross and her father would muse plans for new businesses.
    Robert C. Wolcott, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2021
  • While not funny at the time, Lawrence can muse now about almost doing someone in with laughter.
    Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2022
  • That did not stop internet users from musing about how a fight between the two billionaires might look — and who would win.
    Julian Mark, Washington Post, 22 June 2023
  • The characters muse about the extreme likelihood that their apartments have been bugged.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Plenty of people have mused about the mutual rewards of that friendship.
    Mark Puleo, New York Times, 14 June 2026

muse

2 of 2 noun
  • Let the muse speak through you.
    Usa Today, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The muse now comes with fine print.
    Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The muse for this record was the sound of it.
    Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The moon’s a muse in other ways too.
    Khanh T.l. Tran, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Is the muse speaking to you loud and clear?
    Usa Today, USA Today, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Let the muses and the songs come through you.
    Alison Weinflash, Rolling Stone, 1 May 2026
  • View yourself as both the muse and the mogul.
    Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 Nov. 2025
  • Cootie watches a stranger muse about him on the news.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 May 2026
  • And of course, there's no such thing as a free lunch — or a free muse.
    Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The star also raved about her muse, Travis.
    Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Cats were her muses and appear in many of her works.
    Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
  • Coco has also proven to be a brow muse.
    Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
  • But this woman would never have been their muse.
    Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Some muse on the causes of cancer.
    Gerald Witt, AJC.com, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Is the muse whispering in your ear?
    Usa Today, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
  • There are few greater muses than one’s own childhood.
    Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Boscono is a muse for many designers.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Maybe Woody and Buzz are her next muses.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 1 May 2026
  • But can this artists' muse turned showgirl pull off the greatest act of her life?
    Danielle Parker, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • And both are still pursuing the muse that united them as teens.
    IndyStar, 28 Apr. 2023
  • From day one, its muse has been evident in every facet.
    Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • The pose was apt for a musical centered on an artist and his muse.
    Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
  • But Miller likes to joke that the clutter was the couple’s muse.
    Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
  • What a rare treat to see someone’s muse turn the spotlight back toward them.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 25 Aug. 2025
  • That subtle magic reminds me of all the artists who have used pears as their muse.
    G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Aziz’s muse commands, a prophesy of things to come, and the stage goes black.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Even Palmer’s mom can see that, as designer and muse, these two were meant to be.
    Emil Wilbekin, Essence, 21 Aug. 2023
  • That’s the side Charli says makes Consani a muse.
    Derek C. Blasberg, Vanity Fair, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Freddie Otash has been something of a twisted muse for you.
    Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026
  • Polly Noonan has been in about ten of my plays and is something of a muse.
    Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2022

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