understood

Example Sentences

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It is understood the trust is also looking back over deceased patient records.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Both actors understood the task: to interrogate what drove each man to create music and why one’s compositions outlasted the other.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Luria said the initial hype around Cerebras could be understood by investors as a sign of “exuberance,” which is being met by caution on Friday.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

In many cultures, spiders’ ability to weave threads is understood as a symbol of divine, elemental power.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

A bird fluttered down to a low branch and chirped as though he were saying something to Red, and I had the feeling she understood the bird, even though she pretended not to notice.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff