understood

Example Sentences

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Henderson said he understood people were "feeling a range of emotions, from fear to anger".

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Scientists have understood this effect for years, but experimentally demonstrating how to dramatically strengthen it has remained a challenge.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

For the past two decades, their entire careers have played out in parallel, their greatness most easily understood in comparison to each other.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

However, it said it understood the importance of the Annan Road to the town.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

I lived for these moments, this tight connection with someone, the growing sense of understanding another person—and being understood.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows