How to Use thought in a Sentence

thought

noun
  • It was just a thought.
  • She was lost in thought.
  • Do you have any thoughts about the subject?
  • The thought of leaving never crossed my mind.
  • My first thought was that something must have changed.
  • She abandoned all thought of going home.
  • She abandoned all thoughts of going home.
  • He has no thought for anyone but himself.
  • They should have put more thought into the proposal.
  • While you're enjoying the holidays, you should spare a thought for those who are less fortunate.
  • But on the day the strike ended, these weren’t the thoughts on Gladstone’s mind.
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The band lives in the dark and gets its power from the feelings and thoughts that live there, too.
    Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2023
  • This may be a wild thought, but what if a brow gel is just a brow gel?
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Readers who have a bone to pick can – and do – email their thoughts to me.
    Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Send them your questions and thoughts at wanda@adn.com.
    Wayne and Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Apr. 2023
  • But over the years, as the album evolved, thoughts about time and the mind also moved into the foreground.
    Jon Pareles, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2023
  • People who can riff with you — with your thoughts, and your ideas, and help take them to the next level.
    Sarah Jenkins, Rolling Stone, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Thought leaders turned to him to get his thoughts on thinking.
    Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Fine-tune your thoughts and plans, and be prepared to counter anything that gets in your way.
    Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
  • The year before these thoughts began, things were tough for my siblings and me.
    Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2023
  • To fix your every thought and all your knowledge on lies! .
    Jess Bergman, The New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2023
  • And even those who have — Gucci Mane — may at some point have second thoughts.
    Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2023
  • There are countless warring schools of thought on what and how to feed babies.
    Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2023
  • But at the same time, Gay understands the power of sharing her thoughts.
    Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Grey was later asked for her thoughts on Depp's trial with Heard.
    Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2023
  • All her thoughts were directed toward controlling her hands, arms, body, head, and the putter.
    Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The name Dee Dee has long elicited in my mind thoughts of intense spice and tang.
    Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026
  • What are your thoughts about AI?
    Brent Lang, Variety, 29 Jan. 2026
  • So there is a thought in my head of, like, how does that work?
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
  • In an interview with Billboard, Shakira shared her thoughts on breaking the record.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 29 Jan. 2026

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