Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for perceives. Search instead for percoids.

perceives





Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

What Ray perceives as unexamined thinking and entrenched prejudice is, along with a clear warning about climate change, very present in “Burn the Water.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

Scotland's relationship with England, and how England perceives that relationship, has layers to it.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

His novel “Caleb Williams” introduces an embattled young hero, born poor and largely self-educated, who perceives justice in exalted terms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

In a 56-page opinion, US District Judge Beryl Howell wrote that the president has "broad statutory authority" to address "a problem he perceives to be a matter of economic and national security."

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

He believed that the exterior world could be transferred to paper—not in the ghost shadings of black and white but in the colors the human eye perceives.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck



Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "perceives" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com