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

Until now, researchers studying this system relied largely on biochemical experiments and computer modeling to infer how the mechanism worked.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 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

To imply is to suggest, or to throw out a suggestion; to infer is to conclude, or to take in a suggestion.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner