to think

phrase

—used to express surprise or shock
To think (that) he lied to you!
To think, all we needed to do was to wait a few more days.

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Draft the email, organize notes, or give yourself space to think before a professional conversation. — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2026 While the world is busy training machines to think, true leaders must be equally committed to grounding their organizations in solid, unshakeable values. — Kent Ingle, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 The school board’s radical idiocy does not negate the state’s obligation to think about the longer haul — specifically, the structurally unbalanced budgets facing Chicago Public Schools as far as the eye can see. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 Across the United States, financially strapped school districts are spending increasing amounts of money on artificial intelligence products, despite a growing body of research showing AI can harm children’s ability to think. — Aaron Glantz, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for to think

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“To think.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20think. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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