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

Russian state TV has encouraged the public to be understanding.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 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

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

And maybe a woman who had grown up in such a free and liberal household as the Wedgwoods’ would be understanding about his religious doubts, if he could not manage to conceal them.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman