knew
Americanverb
verb
Example Sentences
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Sarah said she knew attending the subsequent trial would be challenging.
From BBC
"From the beginning, we knew these bones were exceptional because of their minute size. It is equally impressive how the study of this animal overturns global ideas on ornithopod dinosaur evolution," he says.
From Science Daily
"We had to make out own plan, I knew I couldn't allow our residents to experience something like that again," he said.
From BBC
"I knew that we had to do something to prevent a priceless treasure being lost forever, to save the house and its contents for the nation," he later recalled.
From BBC
Plenty knew Lord Mandelson was a big character, a risky pick, a man with a biography scattered with previous examples of departing high office under a cloud.
From BBC
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