Example Sentences

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The return on the S&P 500 isn’t based on picking winners or ascertaining market sentiment.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Her petition said they are still ascertaining the assets to be identified as separate and community property.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2024

“Sourcing gold from the UAE is notoriously risky,” the report said, describing the difficulty in ascertaining the origins of the refined gold.

From Seattle Times • May 30, 2024

The technology could also play a crucial role in interpreting uncertain mammogram results, evaluating the response to chemotherapy and ascertaining the extent of disease in newly diagnosed breast cancer, including involvement of the other breast.

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2024

I’d had no way of ascertaining the quarter’s true purpose or powers.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline