knowing

Example Sentences

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He would go home and sketch chain designs for players he’d met, knowing nothing about the jewelry industry.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

"Both my parents went to an early grave without answers or knowing what happened to their only daughter," said Kevin Docherty.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

“It was both about genuinely wanting to introduce ourselves and knowing that that was going to be an ongoing conversation, perhaps not one that you accomplish overnight,” Philion said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

As if given an inviolable order, kids who’d never met Charles avoided him without knowing, questioning or caring why.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

But knowing something and being able to say it out loud are two different things.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold