How to Use opine in a Sentence

opine

verb
  • You can opine about any subject you like.
  • Many people opine that the content of Web pages should be better regulated.
  • Help a Saul-a-holic out in the comments section, and opine away on the episode.
    David Segal, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2020
  • To riff off the old saying, to err is human, so AI must opine.
    Adam Rodman, STAT, 3 May 2024
  • McCourt is now one of the latest in the line of thinkers to have opined about the state of the digital world.
    Paolo Confino, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2024
  • As a wise philosopher named Huey Lewis once opined, that’s the power of love!
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The justices may, then, have no choice but to opine about the meaning of a portrait of Prince.
    Adam Liptak, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Muldoon was here to opine, tweak, and savor, but not to boss.
    Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
  • The trial judge opined that the campaign was not relevant to the case.
    Michael McAuliffe, Sun Sentinel, 17 Sep. 2024
  • The Times asked those who have been in the creator economy for decades to opine on what the new year will bring.
    Jaimie Ding, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2024
  • The show’s premise affords plenty of time for Fletcher to opine about his job.
    Matt McKinney, Star Tribune, 17 Sep. 2020
  • Ackman, 57, has opined on thorny topics big and small for years.
    Annie Massa, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2024
  • The books haven’t opined on the size of the cupcakes visiting the state’s two remaining FBS teams.
    David J. Neal, miamiherald, 4 Sep. 2017
  • Here, fashion experts opine on what looks are best left in the past—and what to try instead.
    Fiorella Valdesolo, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022
  • Again, this is not to say that there isn’t a right to opine vigorously or even to be wrong.
    Robert Hockett, Forbes, 7 Apr. 2021
  • Some fans opined that the musical's better songs are in its first half.
    Moises Mendez Ii, TIME, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Some believe Popovich shows up at the arena intending to opine about the state of the union, or the condition of the world.
    Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Jan. 2018
  • As with others in the NFL who opined, Goodell did not name the president.
    Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press, 24 Sep. 2017
  • The problem with a BLT, my friend Neil opined, is that there’s always too much bread and not enough bacon.
    Melissa Clark, The Seattle Times, 28 Aug. 2018
  • One of those days, Morning Mob. Slammed my toe on a chair leg, spilled the coffee, nothing much on which to opine.
    Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 22 Feb. 2018
  • The authors also don’t opine on how Ghosn feels now about his escape.
    Joe Nocera, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2022
  • This came after Thomas opined that Wagner was too hurt to have been playing in a blowout loss to the Rams.
    Matt Calkins, The Seattle Times, 20 Feb. 2019
  • Perhaps by then, the court opined, a workable alternative to the use of race would have been found.
    Adam Harris, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2019
  • Humans are overdue for a return trip to the moon, Stephen Hawking has just opined.
    OrlandoSentinel.com, 21 June 2017
  • The first were one-minute speeches, which provided members with 60 seconds in the well of the House to opine on the topic of their choice.
    Ben Jacobs, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 June 2024
  • In the business world, an expert may opine that a certain action is risky.
    Bill Conerly, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2022
  • Some did come to her defense, opining that 21 Savage should not have dissed her day job.
    Stephanie Toone, ajc, 12 June 2019
  • The final report will be made public, at which point people will be able to opine.
    Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 11 Feb. 2024
  • This isn't the first time the former governor has opined about the virus, which has killed more than 30 people in the U.S. and has been confirmed in at least 38 states.
    Phillip M. Bailey, The Courier-Journal, 11 Mar. 2020
  • At one point, Fritz opined that players should be given a free pass for some of their misdemeanors.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024

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