comprehension

Example Sentences

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She claimed that she was mistakenly under the impression that her case would then be sent to appeal and noted that she has the documented verbal comprehension of a second-grader.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

This allows events to balloon beyond our comprehension, and may be preventing us from stopping this insanity.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

It’s almost beyond comprehension that Americans have reached the point where we need to be reminded not to attack physicians or medical staff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

"It measures students' reading comprehension and whether they can handle the level of material they'll encounter in university," says Kim Soo-yeon, an English literature professor at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Seoul.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025

Life is a miracle beyond our comprehension, and we should reverence it even where we have to struggle against it.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson