ascertained
Example Sentences
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Officials say their cause of death will be ascertained after a post-mortem examination.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
We drove alongside some of the vehicles, peered in windows, and ascertained it was nothing.
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2025
Both Prieur and Mafart had been involved in planning the operation back in Paris—it was Prieur who had first ascertained the ship’s itinerary by calling Lloyd’s of London and posing as a journalist.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2025
However, Mr Brookes said it was unclear how the Turkish police ascertained he had been driving at speed.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2025
No one ever ascertained what pleasure they derived from this macabre game.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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