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Meanings of entertained the idea in English

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Usage of entertained the idea in English
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But suddenly she entertained the idea of losing herself completely in-inlove.
Linda Condon
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Hell, the EFF leadership even entertained the idea of locking Msholozi up.
The South African
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I have always entertained the idea of having a wedding in my chamber.
Les Misérables
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I never really entertained the idea that I would give up my career.
Wired
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But we never were and never would have entertained the idea.
The draining lake
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After college, Feinberg entertained the idea of pursuing an acting career.
Reuters
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Several times during his first period of confinement Jared entertained the idea of escape.
Dark Universe
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For a moment she entertained the idea of attempting to help him up, reconsidered.
Blood and Bone
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If he had momentarily entertained the idea of destroying it, the idea quickly expired.
The American
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She certainly entertained the idea of marriage at this time.
The Heavenly Twins
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I think he still entertained the idea that Ricardo and I did the nasty.
The brush-off: a hair-raising mystery
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He also entertained the idea of partnering with no other organisation, regardless of the situation.
The South African
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Among other schemes of reform he entertained the idea of converting all mankind to Christianity.
The Inner Life / Part 3 from The Works of John Greenleaf Whittie...
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He certainly had entertained the idea of encountering Miss Crawley with severity rather than gentleness.
The Last Chronicle of Barset
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The more I entertained the idea, the more I liked it, so I resolved to speak.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume ...
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But she had hardly entertained the idea for a moment when she dismissed it as selfish.
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