How to Use thinking in a Sentence

thinking

noun
  • I'd like to know your thinking on this.
  • What is the current thinking on the subject?
  • A piece of quick thinking got us out of trouble.
  • 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.
  • Your thinking is what sets you apart.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • So that was part of the thinking as well.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
  • So what was the thinking there?
    Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
  • That thinking now has to shift.
    Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
  • But might her thinking catch on?
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
  • There’s no free time for thinking.
    Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Read more on how his thinking has evolved.
    Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 24 June 2026
  • Le warned against short-term thinking.
    Kennedy French, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Who could stretch your thinking?
    Nirit Cohen, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • When you’re lost in thought, thinking leads you.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • Then again, that type of thinking is why bad teams stay bad.
    Dianna Russini, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
  • This way of thinking is not unique to Putin.
    Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 18 June 2026
  • That does not align with Adam’s thinking.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Just thinking of you, my friends, warms my heart and help to make my day.
    Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
  • What was the thinking in throwing all of that out?
    Derek Lawrence, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Thank her for her efforts and for thinking of you.
    R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
  • Each has its own purpose and type of thinking.
    Alex Brueckmann, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Stop thinking of others in your field as threats.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • But there is this way of thinking—that sharing and joy.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Make voice the start of your thinking, not the fallback.
    Chris Schembra, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
  • But don’t be fooled into thinking that’s the norm.
    Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The goal is not to outsource thinking.
    Swapnil Deshpande, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • This is a pessimistic line of thinking.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
  • My writing and thinking were just fine.
    John Corvino, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026

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