Example Sentences

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“If we were to say we are not going to Sundance, people will infer that there is an issue with the credibility of the women in the film.”

From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2020

In the area of politics this means, in part: sober up, think about the long term, be aware of the impression you’re making, of what people will infer from your statements and actions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2017

A: I don’t think most people will infer “She was asexual” from “We weren’t romantically compatible.”

From Slate • Jun. 13, 2016

There is a design to this, of course, and any skilled reader will infer that these diverging narratives must also be converging.

From The Guardian • Jul. 20, 2012

From the above remarks the reader will infer that the Lias is for the most part a marine deposit.

From The Student's Elements of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir