understanding

Example Sentences

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"If you explain to them, some of them are very understanding and kind," he said.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

But by experiencing these girls and by befriending these girls, she is actually now opening her mind to be more susceptible to friendship, and ... understanding individuals who are different from who she is.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

“Overall, this is an important step towards understanding variability and the potential for future precision approaches,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Anyone with even a cursory understanding of the aircraft, or simply the ability to use Google and follow basic facts, could have arrived at that conclusion.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

I tried offering an understanding smile, but my face probably looked like some mashed-up combo of anger-sadness-disgust.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas