construed
Example Sentences
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That order explicitly said that nothing in it should be construed as creating a mandatory licensing regime.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2026
He implored those same liberals to look beyond the Totenkopf and dig deeper into Platner’s stated policy goals, for which he has expressed nothing that could be construed as Nazi ideology.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026
California law says its voter-ID rules “shall be liberally construed to permit voters and new registrants to cast a regular ballot.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
"To the uninformed American listener, the ongoing talks between Denmark and Greenland might have been construed as if Greenland's secession from Denmark was imminent," said Greenland specialist Mikaela Engell.
From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026
He hated himself for what he construed to be his own cowardice.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
