Example Sentences

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“What really surprised me was how much it knew about this character; way more than it possibly could have gleaned from the internet,” Preston said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2023

The problem, as you may already have gleaned, is that … no one monetary exchange should have all that power.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2023

It’s not possible to quantify any financial gains Walker might have gleaned over the years from undervalued labor.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 24, 2022

"Given the information now we have gleaned from the scene, the fact the search has gone on for this period of time... that leads us to believe she was taken from the tent."

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2021

Now you might have gleaned from some of the hints dropped so far that food was not my best subject.

From "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff