figuring

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

It’s a guy still figuring out his next moves and deciding to make all of them at once.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

“He did, what I think is a very thorough job figuring out what’s causing this movement in the case of locomotion and tying down the mechanical elements,” Goard said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

But there is one phenomenon that the game’s Ivy League whiz kids have proven completely incapable of figuring out: how the Milwaukee Brewers are always so good.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

After identifying ideas, comes the harder work of figuring out what’s next for each stock.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

She could be figuring out how to help the dead move on, and here she was helping a mean old woman to the lavatory instead.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland