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Six example sentences with contemplate, each labelled with its topic.
Visitors contemplate the small panel for far longer than the enormous canvas hanging on the opposite wall.
Art
She would contemplate the harbor from the same bench each evening, watching the ferries until the lights came on.
Travel
Before setting up he will contemplate a scene for an hour, learning where the shadow will fall at six.
Photography
The monk would contemplate a single stone in the garden each morning, saying it taught him more than his books.
Philosophy
Darwin would contemplate a single earthworm mound for an hour, notebook open, before writing a line.
Science
Visitors contemplate the courtyard from the upper gallery, where the whole geometry of the arches becomes visible.
Architecture
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