glean

Example Sentences

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For all the concentration on reliability, teams were of course trying to glean any snippets they could about relative pace.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

She exits her state without deciphering Paula’s words, yet feels an innate and moving satisfaction anyway, as if she could glean the meaning of what her former patient said without understanding every word.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2026

That has also made it harder for the Fed to glean inflation trends.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 12, 2026

Just as AI can personalize the ads you see online, bad actors are using it to glean personal information that enables them to create custom-tailored scams quickly and on a large scale.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

“I never glean children,” Scythe Curie told her.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman