How to Use ponder in a Sentence

ponder

verb

• The team pondered their chances of success.
• We pondered whether we could afford the trip.
• He pondered the question before he answered.
• My inner goddess pondered this for the rest of the evening.
  — Laura Beck, Cosmopolitan, 6 Feb. 2018
• But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.
  — Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 25 Dec. 2019
• The regime and countries in the West are now pondering their next steps.
  — The Economist, 11 Jan. 2018
• Here’s a thought to ponder over the 4th of July weekend.
  — Alan Murray, Fortune, 1 July 2022
• The Sharks could have a lot to think about – or nothing to ponder at all.
  — Eric Stephens, New York Times, 20 May 2025
• Harder to ponder still: how the Sharks and Rangers could work out the money.
  — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Dec. 2022
• Just her Chevy and time to ponder how things went so wrong so fast.
  — Forrest Brown, CNN, 30 Oct. 2021
• All James has now is a few weeks to think, a few weeks to ponder his next move.
  — Tim Reynolds, Houston Chronicle, 9 June 2018
• And ponder why the tee shot on the par-3 12th creates such a riddle.
  — Bob Spear, Charlotte Observer, 7 Apr. 2025
• Well, that surely gives fans a lot to ponder, and fight over, for the next few months.
  — Wired, 21 Oct. 2019
• Once again, the Eldest Boy will be left to ponder what might have been.
  — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
• Plus, ponder the 50 U.S. markets tracked in this study.
  — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 9 July 2025
• Those who apply for the job should ponder the phrase, too.
  — Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2022
• For some, these questions may be tough to ask and ponder.
  — Bianca Lambert, Essence, 10 Jan. 2023
• Harsin pondered aloud if the refs could work around the action, but said the issue does need to be fixed.
  — Dave Southorn and Rachel Roberts, idahostatesman, 4 Nov. 2017
• At the London Review of Books, Miller ponders all this and more.
  — Longreads, 10 Mar. 2023
• Then stop and ponder just what dogs would be doing in the middle of nowhere.
  — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 28 Aug. 2020
• There’s plenty for Nagy to ponder as the players get away and recharge.
  — Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 9 Nov. 2021
• Fans took to the comments to both praise and ponder Trainor's new look.
  — Tracy Wright, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
• Fans took to the comments to both praise and ponder Trainor's new look.
  — Tracy Wright, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
• Slate jumped in with a piece pondering why no one cared.
  — Longreads, 7 June 2019
• Take the time to ponder and define your unique values and write them down.
  — Joe Hart, Rolling Stone, 15 Feb. 2023
• These are questions that thinkers, philosophers, and academics have pondered over for centuries.
  — Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Mar. 2026
• Pluribus creator Vince Gilligan once pondered that the extras who make up the hive mind on the dystopian future show should be naked.
  — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2026
• Rice pondered about his team in the final moments of his Wednesday press conference.
  — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
• Those are the questions left for the RedHawks to ponder in what is sure to be a long three days.
  — Joe Vardon, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
• Kerr, though, was in no mood to ponder such things.
  — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026