knowing

Example Sentences

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They are driven by human information processing — knowing how to weigh news as it arrives — and by fear, greed, panic, herd mentality and other emotions.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

The questions that made RetireLab useful didn’t come from knowing the tax code.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

“We take comfort in knowing that somewhere he is out there fishing, telling a funny story and basking in the love of his friends and family.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

These fears were compounded by not knowing for several months why Alfie died.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Elisha Kent Kane had been gone about fifteen months when he wrote those words in August 1854, not knowing how he’d ever get home.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock