Example Sentences

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ZSL says a key focus of the new centre will be understanding how diseases spread between species, including transmission to humans, and how those risks can be reduced.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

But parents should still connect to Elmer’s problems, which really all comes down to him learning what it’s like to be a grown-up: making tough decisions and hoping friends and family will be understanding.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2022

True friends will be understanding, even after all these years, and will want to do whatever they can to help you.

From Washington Post • Oct. 11, 2021

The first step back will be understanding the importance of – and restoring – those countervailing forces.

From The Guardian • Nov. 25, 2018

Then they will kiss and begin again, and things will go better, because there will be understanding to leaven love.

From The Lady of the Basement Flat by Earnshaw, Elizabeth