How to Use construe in a Sentence

construe

verb

• The way the court construes various words has changed over time.
• All the caveats shouldn't be construed to mean the match was devoid of meaning, though.
  — Pat Brennan, Cincinnati.com, 29 Jan. 2020
• In that sense, his videos can be construed as warnings.
  — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2023
• The resentment from Crimsix led to the Empire being construed to the rest of the league as the villains, Clayster said.
  — Sean Collins, Dallas News, 3 Mar. 2020
• The match kicks off 45 minutes after the others, which could be construed as a move to try to spread the demand on the network.
  — Alex Webb | Bloomberg, Washington Post, 3 Dec. 2019
• The woman construed the offer as a bribe and rejected it.
  — Staff, cleveland.com, 15 Feb. 2018
• The map doesn’t just list objects that would be construed as of military use.
  — Erik Lacitis, The Seattle Times, 1 June 2018
• The latter is clearly a contract play, while the former could be construed as one.
  — Albert Breer, SI.com, 8 Mar. 2018
• This time my arrival to the hospital is not construed as that of a visitor who needs to sign in.
  — Anna Lea Hand, Longreads, 3 Mar. 2020
• In past seasons, a ticket to a Deer Park game may have been construed as a punishment.
  — Scott Springer, Cincinnati.com, 25 Mar. 2018
• Not all clergy in Australia agree on how broadly to construe what is covered by the seal.
  — Rob Taylor and, WSJ, 3 Aug. 2018
• Your words might be construed as louder than your actions.
  — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 26 May 2023
• These rules shall be governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the District of Columbia.
  — Emily Jan, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2017
• Yi said his and Lim’s presence on the six-member Fairfax City board should not be construed as any sort of voting bloc.
  — Antonio Olivo, Washington Post, 2 May 2018
• Going Glam If these walls were white, the black iron bed frame and ruffled bedding could be construed as farmhouse style.
  — Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Mar. 2023
• In the face of an economic crisis that is (once again) devastating the young, it could be construed as a slap in their faces.
  — Alex Pareene, The New Republic, 10 Apr. 2020
• In what could be construed as a haunting nod to the dangers of police work, the slab has room at the bottom for additional names.
  — Kim Chatelain, NOLA.com, 1 May 2018
• In a spirited, hourlong hearing in Lansing, justices spent much of the time wrestling with how to construe and weigh the statutes at issue.
  — Jacob Gershman, WSJ, 11 Apr. 2018
• All words in this Agreement will be construed to be of such gender or number as the circumstances require.
  — oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
• Bassett’s skills have often been construed on lines of strength and intellect.
  — Vulture, 16 Mar. 2023
• Signs and posters must be under 2 feet by 3 feet, may not be attached to a pole or stick, and bear no message which may be construed as offensive.
  — The Arizona Republic, 24 Jan. 2024
• Lessons from the Arab Spring Iraqi politics is often construed as the politics of elites who strike deals among themselves to divide the spoils of power.
  — Benedict Robin, Washington Post, 7 June 2018
• The Senate and confirmations is construed in a certain way.
  — Fox News, 29 Apr. 2018
• One change specifies that nothing in the bill should be construed as affecting the Fed's rules for foreign bank oversight.
  — Jim Puzzanghera, latimes.com, 8 Mar. 2018
• No, there was nothing with the messages Harbaugh delivered that could be construed as any type of slight, knock or diss of his quarterback.
  — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2023
• James’ comments were construed in some circles as campaigning for Davis.
  — Brett Martel, The Seattle Times, 29 Jan. 2019
• But the standoff illustrates why Mr. Netanyahu’s critics construe his return as a threat to Israel’s rule of law.
  — Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 9 Dec. 2022
• Nor should it be construed as a measurement of the stock market valuation.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2018
• The problem of containing the terrorist threat was not construed as one of detection and policing.
  — Tamsin Shaw, The New York Review of Books, 15 Jan. 2020
• Even the idea that Apple would flirt with betting is curious, because the company has traditionally been pretty averse to anything that could be construed as a vice.
  — Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024