hypothetic
Example Sentences
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In a recent article for Foreign Policy, Stephen Walt imagined a hypothetic scenario in which the U.S. announced military action to punish Brazil for the deforestation of the Amazon.
From Slate ● Aug. 23, 2019
My sorry dreams of love synthetic Will never not be hypothetic, And people call me misanthropic, Whenever I bring up this topic.
From Slate ● May 3, 2018
Then in one of many tonal shifts, she raises her voice, irritated at the audience’s hypothetic gratitude: “But I made you tense!”
From New York Times ● Mar. 19, 2018
While the metallurgical treatment of ores is an essential factor in mine economics, it is considered that a detailed discussion of the myriad of processes under hypothetic conditions would lead too far afield.
From Principles of Mining Valuation, Organization and Administration by Herbert Hoover
And now enough of that hypothetic Diplomatic stuff.
From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 14 by Thomas Carlyle
