understood

Example Sentences

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Henderson said he understood people were "feeling a range of emotions, from fear to anger".

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

It is understood the curfew was still in place despite the first Test being over, and the investigation relates to more than a breach of the curfew.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Scientists have understood this effect for years, but experimentally demonstrating how to dramatically strengthen it has remained a challenge.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

For the past two decades, their entire careers have played out in parallel, their greatness most easily understood in comparison to each other.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

I do not think I understood just how serious the argument had really been, till the next morning.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo