How to Use understanding in a Sentence

understanding

1 of 2 noun

• She has a basic understanding of the process.
• I hope to get a clearer understanding of the issues involved.
• He has a thorough understanding of the subject.
• We have an understanding that whoever cooks doesn't have to do the dishes.
• She treats them with kindness and understanding.
• He seems to have little understanding of our situation.
• Less so was their understanding of the route to get there.
  — Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2020
• What is your understanding of the threat level in the days ahead?
  — CBS News, 17 Jan. 2021
• This is what caused a lot of the trouble in the first place—a lack of understanding of zealotry.
  — Noel Murray, Chron, 10 Apr. 2023
• That gap in understanding has only widened the hole in his heart.
  — Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Nov. 2022
• Your understanding of time is finer than the rest of us.
  — Daniyal Mueenuddin, The New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2021
• To be a member of the team, the swimmers must have an understanding of the four major strokes.
  — Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com, 3 Sep. 2020
• The work the artist made near the end of his life changed my understanding of both beauty and suffering.
  — New York Times, 23 Sep. 2020
• And what sorts of understanding might be gained in fifty thoughtless years?
  — Zach Williams, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2022
• People tend to end up at the same place, which is an understanding.
  — Jackie Bryant, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2021
• Riders should have an understanding of what the torque of their e-bike is.
  — Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2020
• In the decades since, there was a fragile understanding.
  — Washington Post, 18 June 2021
• But its understanding of the location of a train is crude.
  — William Finnegan, The New Yorker, 2 July 2018
• But an understanding not to let tensions get even worse would be a start.
  — Stephen Collinson, CNN, 15 Nov. 2021
• And artistic insight can help to frame our understanding of the brain.
  — Daniel Glaser, A-LIST, 1 July 2018
• Because of the disorder, his understanding of the world was in black and white.
  — C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Apr. 2022
• Many modern astrologers use the stars to gain a deeper understanding of the self.
  — Emily Simone, Allure, 29 Oct. 2020
• That lended me to be more understanding of their plight.
  — NBC News, 22 June 2021
• This logic is flawed, even with the most basic understanding of the facts.
  — Lawrence G. Keane, National Review, 13 Aug. 2021
• King thanked all the artists who stepped in to fill her slots and the radio station sponsors for understanding.
  — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 9 Dec. 2022
• My understanding is that one of two things would happen.
  — Sean McDonnell, cleveland, 12 July 2023
• Thank you again for your patience and understanding during this time of change.
  — Paul Bond, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 June 2018
• One who can walk into a room of his/her peers and already have a strong understanding of how the cheese is made.
  — John Canzano, oregonlive, 28 Apr. 2021
• The best salespeople gain a deep understanding of their prospects' needs and wants.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2022
• There seems to be very little understanding of their lives.
  — Drew Magary, GQ, 16 May 2018

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understanding

2 of 2 adjective

• Be willing to lend a kind ear and be your most understanding self.
  — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2023
• Continue to reach out to your son in a loving and understanding way.
  — cleveland, 6 Feb. 2022
• Rather than taking a stand, try to be more understanding.
  — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 28 Oct. 2020
• Also, to the new owners of the babies, who have all been very understanding.
  — People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 22 July 2022
• Here are some tips for better understanding how your kid did this school year and how to better support their progress in the fall.
  — Alia Wong, USA TODAY, 12 June 2023
• A few years ago, the White Sox fan base might not have been quite so understanding.
  — Jared Diamond, WSJ, 26 July 2017
• Through it all, the patients have not always been very understanding.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2022
• Some people look at us weird or are not always understanding or nice.
  — Julia Sclafani, Daily Pilot, 30 Sep. 2019
• First, though, there has to be more understanding and options.
  — Bill Weir, CNN, 25 July 2021
• And what a lucky little girl to be born into such a loving and understanding family.
  — cleveland, 21 Mar. 2020
• So the pandemic taught me to love people more, to be more up close and personal, and to be more understanding.
  — Darlene Aderoju, Billboard, 14 Feb. 2022
• But one of the good surprising things is that customers can be very understanding and have empathy too.
  — Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 5 May 2022
• No one in my sphere wasn’t accepting and understanding.
  — Marc Jacobs, Vogue, 13 June 2022
• People are generally very understanding about the need not to meet in person right now.
  — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2020
• My professors are very understanding and know how much Mapis means to me.
  — Jill Griffin, Forbes, 20 June 2022
• This is a new Charlotte — a smarter and more understanding Charlotte.
  — Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2023
• The hardest thing for me, working on this project, was understanding dairy production.
  — Noor Brara, Vogue, 15 June 2018
• Even among understanding friends, language barriers can sometimes get in the way.
  — Ida Lieszkovszky, cleveland.com, 5 Nov. 2017
• Rather than taking offense when people are testy, try soothing words and be more understanding.
  — oregonlive, 6 Aug. 2020
• Then, be supportive and understanding during what is really the most challenging time of the year.
  — Diane Kline & Jane Unger, Redbook, 30 Nov. 2012
• Be especially kind and understanding to avoid a downturn in the atmosphere.
  — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 5 Oct. 2019
• Looking away is not a strategy for a more inclusive, more just and more understanding nation.
  — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2023
• There’s reason to believe that the pandemic may push employers to be more understanding.
  — Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 1 June 2020
• This will help get rid of any miscommunication and will allow for a more understanding couple.
  — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 29 Aug. 2019
• Thank you for your compassionate and understanding response to her letter.
  — Amy Dickinson, chicagotribune.com, 7 Apr. 2018
• Instead, my friends were super understanding, supportive and felt bad for me.
  — Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2022
• Luckily, Sami was very understanding and gave me a lot of guidance.
  — Aliannah Shalikar, oregonlive, 1 Aug. 2022
• However, very understanding due to the rising concerns regarding the virus.
  — Ben Thomas | [e-mail], al, 26 Mar. 2020
• Your goal here is to listen more, ask the right follow-up questions and be extremely understanding of their frustrations.
  — Expert Panel, Forbes, 15 June 2022
• Hillman thinks private providers need to be more understanding and students should apply to their university hardship fund for help.
  — Tess Reidy, refinery29.com, 4 July 2021

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024