ruminate - use in sentences

Preposition: on

  • subject: Accordingly, Rumsfeld would be without an audience if he chose to ruminate on the subject among this group.

Modifying Another Word

  • not: Do not ruminate anywhere except in your chosen spot.
  • still: Farmers today sometimes still ruminate on these ideas after a few drinks down pub.
  • then: Lorraine McAslan produces an appropriately throaty tone for the work's opening, then ruminates long and deeply.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • over: The Coffee Machine Johnny's wife ruminates over how much he loves his coffee.

Modifying Another Word

  • just: I'm just ruminating out loud really, but I hope to write a little more on this in the neat future.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • out: I'm just ruminating out loud really, but I hope to write a little more on this in the neat future.

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