Example Sentences

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“I definitely cannot for a second say I am understanding anyone’s perspective here,” despite all the time he spent talking to his subjects.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2023

“But now I am understanding it. I really like it.”

From Washington Post • Feb. 13, 2022

I am understanding, but his comfort is not my concern.

From Salon • Dec. 5, 2021

I am a good friend because I am understanding and kind.

From Washington Post • Jul. 14, 2021

I am understanding more of what might be done in the station I am to fill, and this makes me ambitious to satisfy all who will look to me with hope.

From Memoir of Mary L. Ware, Wife of Henry Ware, Jr. by Hall, Edward B.