understand
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Example Sentences
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“I do not understand people who say they read cookbooks like novels,” writes Ms. Bush, now the pastry chef at a Brooklyn restaurant.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
Martindale hopes future laboratory experiments will help scientists better understand exactly how these structures form in deep water environments.
From Science Daily • Jun. 26, 2026
He said despite his frustrations at being asked to tip for a bottle of water, he did understand the need to tip at restaurants.
From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026
But the monochrome staging — white walls, white ground — looks almost like CGI, the antithesis of their appeal, and it takes us a minute to understand what’s actually going on.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026
I didn’t understand why she just stood there with her hands clasped until she glanced at me and ticked her head toward the door.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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