infer

Example Sentences

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The judge would have to infer guilt from the fact that stories contained private information, and, he claimed, Mail journalists had a "propensity" to use unlawful methods.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Any reasonable person can infer that these transactions are bribes.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

Here is what I infer of the president’s logic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Rock formations and mineral deposits served as stand-ins for a climate record, allowing the team to infer past conditions.

From Science Daily • Feb. 6, 2026

Although we are warned that some of these will dissolve varnish, paint, and synthetic fabrics, we are presumably to infer that the human skin is impervious to chemicals.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson