Example Sentences

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But the more we do that, the more things there are for us to pay attention to and the more worries we have about how other people are perceiving us.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

"You think - is this is how people are perceiving us? When they say nasty things about him or call me a gold-digger, it irritates me."

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

While there’s no guarantee that the numbers they estimate end up being right, it can still be helpful to understand how banks are perceiving the health of current borrowers.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 6, 2025

Yet doctors worried about diminishing financial returns are perceiving a scarcity that doesn't exist: there's no shortage of patients.

From Salon • May 16, 2024

These things may be things which we perceived or thought of on former occasions, but they may also be the things which we are perceiving or thinking of on the very occasion.

From A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive by Mill, John Stuart