understanding

Example Sentences

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Chesterton was raised in a high-minded Unitarianism whose morals he approved but whose understanding of God he found too thin to support the changes that he, as a man of the left, wanted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

“My focus was on not understanding war and hatred and bigotry,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

“I’ve gotten a lot better at understanding what it means to slow down and to share that with someone,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

By understanding how cancer cells use this system differently from normal cells, scientists may be able to develop new strategies to slow or stop their spread.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

I’m no closer to understanding Dad or to knowing who this band is.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila