understood

Example Sentences

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"I understood we had some sort of a process to clean up our national monuments, and I don't feel like he went through that process," she said.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

However, it was understood the medication would be taken later at home.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

"Soft power is hard to measure, but its value is, I believe, now firmly understood," said the Keeper of the Privy Purse, introducing the most recent set of financial accounts.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

“If you went to Vienna in 1900 or Berlin in 1920, you were in the epicenter of the developments of modern art, and Ronald understood this deeply. It’s a hugely generous gift.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 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