How to Use reconsider in a Sentence

reconsider

verb
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  • She refused to reconsider her decision not to loan us the money.
  • We hope you will reconsider.
  • Local opposition has forced the company to reconsider building a new warehouse here.
  • Wartime events could also push the two states to reconsider their stances.
    — Branislav L. Slantchev, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Still, many Kenyans hope the pause will give the government time to reconsider.
    — Lenny Rashid Ruvaga, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Mar. 2024
  • The trick is knowing when to let the tech team keep working their way through versus when to step back and reconsider.
    — Bhopi Dhall and Saurajit Kanungo, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • But Sher asked Sorkin to reconsider, given fan fondness for the score.
    — Michael Paulson, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Four in 10 of those workers would need a raise of at least 16% to reconsider their position.
    — Helen Chandler-Wilde, Bloomberg.com, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The boldness of my glasses forced me to reconsider my entire wardrobe.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2023
  • The council tabled the ordinances and could reconsider them at the Dec. 8 meeting.
    — Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Copley asked him to reconsider, but the columnist didn’t see a way forward.
    — U-T Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2023
  • The decision of whether to reconsider a fine is solely within the discretion of the board.
    — Howard Dakoff, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2023
  • The panel also declined to reconsider the case in March.
    — Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 3 May 2024
  • The retailer is reconsidering swimsuits that are trans-friendly; many stores have already moved them to the back of the store.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 25 May 2023
  • But days later, Serdy and Miller did an abrupt about-face, calling a special session to reconsider the vote.
    — Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Maybe one day, after the pain fades, Hoa will reconsider the decision.
    — Tim Carman, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Perhaps this will give some of them reason to reconsider.
    — Frida Ghitis, CNN, 18 Mar. 2023
  • The actor says she was approached again two days before the release of the demo, asking her to reconsider.
    — Harry Booth, TIME, 7 June 2024
  • Others say the French should reconsider what is and isn’t acceptable inside a church.
    — Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2023
  • After a jury convicted him on both counts, Quiroz asked the court to reconsider his case in light of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Bruen.
    — Derek Hawkins, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2022
  • The May 9 ruling said the commission would reconsider the issue in 60 days.
    — Andrew Moreau, Arkansas Online, 12 July 2023
  • The best option in a sea of bad ones may be to engage in some wishful thinking: Maybe Harden shows up to camp in great shape and reconsiders his desire to leave.
    — Sopan Deb, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The Supreme Court is about to reconsider Section 230, a law that’s been foundational to the internet for decades.
    — Adi Robertson, The Verge, 16 Feb. 2023
  • The memo said the group would wait until closer to Iowa’s leadoff caucuses to reconsider.
    — Bymichelle L. Price, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2023
  • If teams can’t pool their out-of-town broadcasts through the Sunday Ticket, teams and the league would need to reconsider broadcasting deals for both local and out-of-town fans.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 1 July 2024
  • But last year, a federal judge ruled that the agency needed to reconsider.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2023
  • At a hearing on Monday, Khosla could ask the judge to reconsider his decision.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 May 2024
  • Investors seem so bearish that a rally to kick off 2023 may lead some to throw in the towel on their positions and reconsider their stances.
    — Gunjan Banerji, WSJ, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Walmart’s new delivery offering could be another blow to drugstore chains, which are falling out of favor with consumers in a trend that has hit their profits and stock prices and forced them to reconsider their strategies.
    — Melissa Repko,annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
  • But when voters decided that this was finally her year, Cher reconsidered her position and decided to go.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2024

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