think probable

Example Sentences

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But the same author, having lately revisited the valley of the Tummel, suggests another possible, and I think probable, explanation of the same phenomena.

From The Antiquity of Man by Lyell, Charles, Sir

In case he is acquitted, which I do not think probable, then open this letter in the presence of Graumann himself and one or two witnesses.

From The Case of the Registered Letter by Colbron, Grace Isabel

That the wretched man would do him serious bodily injury Amos did not think probable, but that he would use any pressure short of this seemed tolerably certain.

From Amos Huntingdon by Wilson, Theodore P.

And it will be still more lonely if, as I think probable, I must leave you here before long.

From Tante by Sedgwick, Anne Douglas

Examine the house in detail; look for old pictures, old furniture, old needlework—if you are lucky enough to find the Haygarth furniture was sold with the property, which I should think probable.

From Birds of Prey by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)