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Six example sentences with cogitate, each labelled with its topic.
The lecturer would cogitate for a full minute before answering a student, and the silence unsettled everyone but the patient ones.
Philosophy
Correspondence chess lets you cogitate for three days over one move, which is either a luxury or a slow torment.
Gaming
The firm gives each designer a week to cogitate on a site before anyone is allowed to open drawing software.
Architecture
Darwin cogitated on his theory for twenty years before a letter from a rival finally pushed him to publish.
Science
The poet would cogitate over a single line for a week, walking the same lane until the right word arrived.
Literature
The chairman asked for a night to cogitate before answering the offer, and by morning he had a counterproposal.
Business
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