be understanding
Example Sentences
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“While the statements may be accurate in a certain context, beneficiaries might not be understanding that it’s only a limited context.”
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 24, 2026
The father, trying to be understanding, says, “I was part of that noise, wasn’t I?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025
Many social media users appeared to be understanding of the situation.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2024
Fact: There is also at least a 50-50 chance that the Dodgers would be understanding if he didn’t come back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2023
But he seemed to be understanding Sir Charles better than she was, for a flicker of complicity was passing between them, and Oliver came to sit down, too.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
