fathoming

Example Sentences

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While James is a good-looking, good-natured young man, he's rather lost when it comes to fathoming the way Pünd can unravel mysteries.

From Salon • Oct. 31, 2022

But fathoming other universes is the essence of Theo’s job.

From Washington Post • Sep. 21, 2021

They are like the proverbial worker who knows how to use a hammer and thus sees everything as a nail—not fathoming the existence of other tools.

From Scientific American • Jun. 8, 2020

“I just have a hard time fathoming why a deputy sheriff, or any police officer, would engage in that kind of conduct,” said J.P.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2019

There is a mystery connected with Griffith's tenure of office which I could never succeed in fathoming.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 by Various