figuring

Example Sentences

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He started doing some quick math in his head, figuring the San Antonio Spurs were going to score somewhere around 125 points and that the Knicks could never catch up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

We are having trouble figuring out how to divide up groceries and cooking responsibilities.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

For now, investors are still figuring things out.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Many have gone so far as to apply the precautionary principle here too: the burgeoning field of AI welfare is devoted to figuring out if and when we must care about machines.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

He thought Lola might congratulate him for figuring everything out.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix