understood

Example Sentences

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But without their presence, the audience would have understood that Olympic gold shines just as brightly when women hockey champions are wearing it, especially in the pleasing glow of a much-adored star like Storrie.

From Salon

It is understood the former Black Caps captain has already started to discuss plans for the home summer.

From BBC

I had learned that I knew absolutely nothing—the same lesson I learned from the wolves and the doe—knew nothing about animals, understood nothing about the drives that make them work, knew nothing.

From Literature

The reasons for this decline are not well understood but have implications for both the labor market and for retirement security.

From MarketWatch

And always there is Mama, who haunted her life and haunts her memoir, though Ms. Minnelli wants it understood that she’s her own personage.

From The Wall Street Journal