comprehending
Example Sentences
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And once comprehending, shall he go with the flow?
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026
Yet as commander in chief, wisely comprehending that no war to save the Union could be waged, much less won, exclusively by Republicans, Lincoln sought out Democrats to help battle secession.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
"They can't remember what things are called, can't finish a sentence, have trouble comprehending a text."
From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026
Clearly, traditional human media — our journals, books and articles — are wholly inadequate to the task of tracking, let alone comprehending, the exponential trajectory we are witnessing.
From Salon • May 17, 2025
Weston, not quite comprehending all that was happening, felt, rather than saw, Robbie brush past him, and came to a sudden bewildered halt.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
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