fathoming

Example Sentences

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While James is a good-looking, good-natured young man, he's rather lost when it comes to fathoming the way Pünd can unravel mysteries.

From Salon • Oct. 31, 2022

But fathoming other universes is the essence of Theo’s job.

From Washington Post • Sep. 21, 2021

They are like the proverbial worker who knows how to use a hammer and thus sees everything as a nail—not fathoming the existence of other tools.

From Scientific American • Jun. 8, 2020

He was also being “completely honest,” baring a bewildered and troubled soul, not fathoming why he is so uninspired to play a sport he intends, or hopes, to continue on with.

From New York Times • Jul. 4, 2017

In other words, could he prevent his readers from fathoming a mystery till the proper moment of the dénouement? 

From The Problem of 'Edwin Drood' A Study in the Methods of Dickens by Nicoll, W. Robertson