construed

Example Sentences

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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

Some of these situational advantages could be construed as luck.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

But it could be construed as creating a slightly misleading picture in terms of net spend on the first team.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 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