be understanding

Example Sentences

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ZSL says a key focus of the new centre will be understanding how diseases spread between species, including transmission to humans, and how those risks can be reduced.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

“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

“There were so many different options out on the table,” Woods said, “and we were trying to be understanding to all the victims.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2025

In the past I had tried my hardest to be understanding, going so far as to allow the conjugation of nouns and the use of such questionable words as whateverishly.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris