supposing

Example Sentences

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"I always prefer the facts to words, or supposing things," said Arteta.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2024

After being asked if he knew why he had been stopped, the driver responded, “Yeah, because I was on the wrong side of the road,” further supposing that he must have missed an exit.

From Washington Times • Sep. 2, 2023

If we follow Núñez in supposing that the number sense doesn't represent numbers, then we need to say what it represents instead.

From Scientific American • Mar. 7, 2023

“What he wants is to come out of the vote, supposing there is one, politically strengthened with this renewed and amplified popular mandate,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2021

Mr. Wickham’s chief object was unquestionably my sister’s fortune, which is thirty thousand pounds; but I cannot help supposing that the hope of revenging himself on me was a strong inducement.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen