knowing

Example Sentences

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Hopefully, you won’t need it, but knowing it’s there should provide some peace of mind.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

In the specific tragedy of the Nowak case, there is no way of knowing yet exactly why the police behaved as they did.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

In the end, I take great comfort in knowing someday, somehow you will find what you are looking for.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Or they’ll cut their losses and support him, knowing that whoever’s next in line would probably be worse.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026

Though Elisha had no way of knowing, another explorer learned from a group of the Arctic’s Inuit people that Sir Franklin had died years back.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock