have construed
- present perfect of construe.
Example Sentences
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I recognise how some people have construed this as me seeking to avoid sanction — at no point was that the intention or outcome.
From BBC ● May 24, 2023
But how does taking a “mental health day,” which Americans traditionally have construed as a “winkwink, nudge-nudge” excuse for playing hooky, improve mental health?
From Washington Post ● Oct. 2, 2022
The courts have construed that injunction generally to require release within 20 days.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2018
Many in the alternative investment community have construed my comments to mean that I oppose all alternative investments.
From Forbes ● Jun. 3, 2014
Not once in their pleasant intercourse had he said anything she could have construed into an attempt at love-making.
From The Stronger Influence by Young, F.E. Mills
