parse

Example Sentences

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It is, frankly, difficult to parse this concurrence.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

Scientists may measure wavelengths and lexicographers may parse meanings, but the world people see and speak about is always changing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Investors were trying to parse through what these allegations could mean for the stock moving forward.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

There’s a good reason why “Frankenstein” is favored in gothic literature curricula over Bram Stoker’s “Dracula”: Shelley’s novel has infinitely more to parse.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

I file the fact away for later, another piece of a puzzle I ain’t sure I understand or even want to parse.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland