understand
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Example Sentences
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“We don’t understand how some shipowners are still taking their vessels there, exposing seafarers. It’s absolutely unacceptable,” said Mohamed Arrachedi, who handles requests from seafarers in the Arab world and Iran for the federation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
“I think most people don’t understand what it means to live under a dictatorship and such a government,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
"And they also understand that when they go on to pass, it's going to be something that's going to impact them as well."
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
Together with Flea’s bass line, it creates a universally palatable sound that you don’t necessarily have to listen to closely to understand its positivity.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
“It’s not the mechanics of your letter delivery that I don’t understand, Theo. It’s—any of it. You don’t think your parents would be overjoyed that you’re home?”
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
