fathoming

Example Sentences

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While James is a good-looking, good-natured young man, he's rather lost when it comes to fathoming the way Pünd can unravel mysteries.

From Salon • Oct. 31, 2022

Medvedev had difficulty fathoming that he’d have to win the Australian Open every year until he was 34 to match Djokovic’s success there.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2021

They are like the proverbial worker who knows how to use a hammer and thus sees everything as a nail—not fathoming the existence of other tools.

From Scientific American • Jun. 8, 2020

Until recently, Corker, an admirable man and talented legislator, has been, like many other people, prevented by his normality from fathoming Trump’s abnormality.

From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2017

Mikyllos was not long in fathoming Melitta's intentions, as well as her tiny talents and capabilities.

From Ancient Manners Also Known As Aphrodite by Lou?s, Pierre