be understanding
Example Sentences
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“While the statements may be accurate in a certain context, beneficiaries might not be understanding that it’s only a limited context.”
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 24, 2026
Russian state TV has encouraged the public to be understanding.
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2026
The father, trying to be understanding, says, “I was part of that noise, wasn’t I?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025
Fact: There is also at least a 50-50 chance that the Dodgers would be understanding if he didn’t come back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2023
Even if he was silent, he was not unobservant “I do not think they would be understanding at all.”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
