perceived

Example Sentences

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As the title suggests, thrumming as a low note throughout “Who’s the Favorite?” is the perceived reality of sibling competition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Tininiska Rivera, his daughter, told AFP last week that the shocking images released by the government proved "that they don't care how they're perceived abroad, but rather about demonstrating their strength inside Nicaragua."

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Such arrangements have long angered Congolese fans living abroad, who until recent years blocked concerts by Fally Ipupa and other homegrown musicians in outrage at a perceived closeness to the much-criticised government.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

That policy owed largely to the belief that fire damaged “pristine wilderness,” and a perceived need to protect valuable trees for logging.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

But if he’d perceived Clare’s desperation, if on some deep, subconscious level he’d felt the truth—that this mushroom was a living thing, precious to another soul—it did not change the boy’s intent.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman