With a return of cogent thought, she glanced over her shoulder while using the arm and seat of the chair to help her rise.

Where there should have been a line of cogent thought, there was only a warm and beery buzzing.

Here follow some cogent thoughts on all three.

His last cogent thought is that the police will kick open the door and rescue him in the nick of time, just like on TV.

"That's a cogent thought, friend," Barbara said, and the others agreed.

This required cogent thought which was impossible with the aches and pains that were crippling me.

Nor would a mind-reader have found his thoughts either cogent or informative.

It is impossible for one man to produce this much cogent thought in a week.

But there is no cogent thought behind the depiction of television, which becomes the target of cheap, easy shots.

"That's the most cogent thought you ever had, but setting the date is the bride's business."