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

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