- past tense form of know.
knew
Americanverb
verb
Example Sentences
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Taylor Swift has returned to her country roots with her new song ‘I Knew It, I Knew You’ for ‘Toy Story 5,’ inspired by the character Jessie.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026
In addition to classical music, this “Man Who Knew Too Much” has pop and a pop-star heroine, one juggling motherhood with a singing career.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Decades earlier as a private economist, he saw a link between the stock market and corporate investment plans, according to Sebastian Mallaby’s monumental biography, The Man Who Knew: The Life and Times of Alan Greenspan.
From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026
The 76-year-old pop star, whose career has spanned decades since her first hits in the 1960s, has just sat down to discuss her new memoir, If You Only Knew.
From BBC • Sep. 23, 2025
“Course there are. It ain't dark yet. Knew you’d do it, though.”
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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