supposable

Example Sentences

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They sat up all night, whispering over to each other the parts they were to act in case of various supposable difficulties.

From The Freedmen's Book by Child, Lydia Maria Francis

In these cases, opposition of will of course is supposable.

From A Review of Edwards's by Tappan, Henry Philip

“It has been observed that these terms in their original and common use, have relation to will and endeavour, as supposable in the case.”

From A Review of Edwards's by Tappan, Henry Philip

But no loyal citizen has been admitted behind the curtain, in either of the supposable instances.

From Shoulder-Straps A Novel of New York and the Army, 1862 by Morford, Henry

"Odd, significantly odd, that in all its essential details this affair should tally so completely with the supposable case of crime given a moment before by the deformed wretch you tell me about."

From Hand and Ring by Green, Anna Katharine