construe

Example Sentences

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Anything that may be construed as luxurious has been sealed off.

From BBC

But a federal appeals court saw it differently, ruling the statute was too ambiguous and should be construed liberally to achieve the law’s basic purpose: providing overtime pay.

From Seattle Times

"That is consistent with construing the speech and debate argument as a limited immunity like executive privilege. It also corresponds to the most important evidence from Pence," he tweeted.

From Salon

He politely declined through a team spokesperson, not wanting to say anything that might be construed as casting other players in a bad light.

From Seattle Times

The terms “majority” and “minority” would also be discontinued, which some say fail to reflect the country’s changing demographics and could be construed as exclusionary.

From Seattle Times