construed

Example Sentences

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Some of these situational advantages could be construed as luck.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

"Some may look at this incident as being somewhat playful, but it's hard to dissociate what could very easily be construed as animosity toward the police," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 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

The DMV stated the “IAMISIS” personalized plate could be construed as “I am Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2025

It was in this way that she had construed his answer when they parted all that time ago.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White