uncomprehending
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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The man repeated himself again and again to an uncomprehending Boaz.
From Literature
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He was wearing his mug-shot face, but the eyes were uncomprehending.
From Salon
All he could do was gaze back at them, uncomprehending.
From Salon
Gray explores his own budding awareness of injustice in “Armageddon Time,” which like “Jojo Rabbit” and “Belfast” navigates daunting moral calculations through the eyes of an intuitive but also uncomprehending child.
From Washington Post
When he broke up with her two months later, she stared at him uncomprehendingly, as if such a thing had never happened before.
From Washington Post
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