The phrase "after pondering" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when you want to indicate that you have thought about something carefully before making a decision or conclusion.
Example: "After pondering the various options, I decided to take the job offer."
Alternatives: "after considering" or "after reflecting".
AFTER pondering the matter for two full years, Turkey's Constitutional Court, the highest judicial body in the land, last week decided that the Islamist Virtue party, the largest opposition group in parliament, flouted Turkey's secular constitution and should therefore be banned with immediate effect.
After pondering the matter, Mr. Turner smiled widely and pleaded no contest.
After pondering for several months, I have decided I was off base.
The New Yorker, December 19 , 1936P. 58 (After pondering the current trend in jewels).
He said he began working on his invention four years ago, after pondering ways to prevent obesity.
Castor left office in 2008 and, after pondering a run for statewide office, is now a county commissioner.
What happens after happily ever after, ponder Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine in Into the Woods, a mischievous musical mash-up of such beloved classic fairy tales as Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood and Jack and the Beanstalk.
After Stanford, Chandler served in the Air Force, and it was after that, pondering a possible medical career, that he found that his father, Norman, had other plans.
After briefly pondering tuba diplomacy, he said, "Well, that might be pushing it".
After briefly pondering suicide, Mr. Reeve had become a powerful proponent of causes ranging from insurance reform for catastrophic injuries to unleashing the possibilities some scientists believe lie in using embryonic stem cells for research.
will run for reelection in Arizona's Ninth District after reportedly pondering a move to the neighboring Seventh District, which is considerably more Democratic-leaning.
