opined

Example Sentences

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Yardeni Research opined last week that investors appeared to be taking profits.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

The International Dictionary of Psychology opined in 1989 that consciousness was “fascinating but elusive” and “nothing worth reading has been written on it.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

It makes the viewer "wish that Marvel had reached this point years ago", he opined.

From BBC • Jul. 23, 2025

Despite that, there have been numerous scholars and analysts who have published assessments suggesting that, as the Economist opined, there is “good reason to believe that this time may be different.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2025

Anecdotes can be told, advice given, opinions opined, all with a lot fewer first-person pronouns than you think.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner