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

A better way to glean underlying demand for manufactured goods is to strip out airplanes and cars.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 26, 2026

The tax appeals office also looked at a child custody case with Peters’s ex-wife to glean details on their “family abode.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 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

He decided he wouldn’t glean himself—that would be too pointless and pathetic a gesture.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman