figure out
Example Sentences
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Upon landing, "take an inventory of yourself to figure out, what condition am I in? Can I even move? Am I even mobile?"
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
"It is a tricky endeavour to try to figure out how long wars will last," Min said.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
“And so they have to figure out what’s going on, what they have to bring with them when they go to vote, what do they need to do to register, update their voter registration.”
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026
“We’re gonna do our best in the investigation to figure out why Mr. Valencia walked out and got in the vehicle,” Wenrick said.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
Just then I saw a sight that took me several seconds to figure out what I was seeing.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.