Example Sentences

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The data, Jefferson showed, simply didn’t support this the dangerous theory Buffon was propounding.

From Slate • Sep. 12, 2012

Justin Miller received his comeuppance while he was propounding a theory that the age of Justices of the Supreme Court was proportional to the number of laws they found unconstitutional.

From Time Magazine Archive

To the outer ear, he was propounding the popular modern doctrine of 'Yoga by action.'

From Far to Seek A Romance of England and India by Diver, Maud

With this text the great statesman was propounding an idea of deep political significance.

From Japan and the California Problem by Iyenaga, Toyokichi

Through the columns of the Edinburgh Review, Francis Jeffrey was "propounding heresies of all sorts against the ruling fancies of the day, whether political, poetical, or social."

From Western Worthies A Gallery of Biographical and Critical Sketches of West of Scotland Celebrities by Jeans, J. Stephen (James Stephen)