ken

Example Sentences

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His tableaux don’t always succeed, but when they do, their strangeness hints at things beyond ordinary ken.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

When Mani audited a course on theoretical physics, it was generally assumed that the material would be "beyond her ken", Sur observes.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2023

But Rome and its environs conceal many holy places beyond the ken of the Bible.

From New York Times • May 1, 2023

Mysteries, as their very name indicates, are stories about things beyond ordinary human ken.

From Washington Post • Dec. 2, 2022

"Aye. You don't mean you ken his work?"

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood