construed

Example Sentences

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Dabaie was asked by CNN whether the congressman’s comments can be construed as acknowledging that he cheated on his wife, while denying doing anything illegal.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

Some of these situational advantages could be construed as luck.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

"Some may look at this incident as being somewhat playful, but it's hard to dissociate what could very easily be construed as animosity toward the police," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

"To the uninformed American listener, the ongoing talks between Denmark and Greenland might have been construed as if Greenland's secession from Denmark was imminent," said Greenland specialist Mikaela Engell.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

Fortunately these were in Italian, and so the obvious boredom of the foreign guests did not need to be construed as impoliteness.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson