posit

Example Sentences

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"It's not for me to posit whether it's the beginning, the middle or the end."

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

Some are just ridiculous, as when advocates posit that the best way to evaluate an event’s likelihood is to see what gamblers with “skin in the game” are thinking about it.

From Slate • Jan. 6, 2026

“West End Girl” and the public’s ensuing reaction posit that it might be possible.

From Salon • Oct. 29, 2025

A strict materialist explanation must posit a so-far-unknown capability of the brain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

And let me now posit this: 'dignity7 has to do crucially with a butler's ability not to abandon the professional being he inhabits.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro