ascertained

Example Sentences

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Mr Lawson said the pioneering work had even ascertained where the people, who were buried between the 12th Century and 1560, were born.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025

She’s ascertained that she’s not a child and not an adult; not the sick little girl named Marcy who she used to be, nor her maker’s favorite.

From Salon • Sep. 24, 2025

But from Thames Verlet drove straight to Marsden Wharf, where he visited the Rainbow Warrior, ate a piece of cake, and ascertained the schedule for the evening.

From Slate • Jul. 22, 2025

Both Prieur and Mafart had been involved in planning the operation back in Paris—it was Prieur who had first ascertained the ship’s itinerary by calling Lloyd’s of London and posing as a journalist.

From Slate • Jul. 22, 2025

“Our own investigation has ascertained that the witnesses were bribed to lie about what truly occurred. Further, their identities have been tampered with, and we can’t locate them.”

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman