Example Sentences

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Opining on other collections, he proffered the judgment that “Saint Laurent calls his narrow look the Tube; Karl Lagerfeld calls his the Tunnel; I can see no light at the end of it.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 5, 2023

Opining with numbers just because you use numbers in your day job isn’t formulating a rigorous dissent; it’s overestimating your abilities while lacking self-awareness of your own incompetence—the Dunning-Kruger effect.

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2020

Opining that Bobby Wagner shouldn’t have played last week due to injury might have caused some friction, but that was just a case of Thomas being brutally honest.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 24, 2017

Opining that parenting may “help you begin to finally accept some of the responsibilities you’ve been actively rebelling against your whole life,” he was practically a walking advertisement for vasectomy.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 8, 2017

Opining on whether these new mechanics are good or bad right now isn’t really a useful exercise, though.

From The Verge • Feb. 23, 2016