Example Sentences

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One 1998 study, for example, found that people who had perceived control over a painful experience reported feeling less pain.

From Salon • Mar. 18, 2025

He said he had "perceived that the aircraft was going to crash and to a degree instinct took over".

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2021

“If I had perceived a headwind, I might have delayed it.”

From Seattle Times • Jul. 3, 2021

He answered directly when asked by a prosecutor if he had seen insurgents, had received incoming fire, had perceived any threats.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2021

I had started on a path of awareness, had perceived something elemental about my brother, my father, myself.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover