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Example sentences from the Web for well-understoodNation-hood is at best an abstraction and, while the use of force is well-understood, rules limiting its use are not. Confirmation: The Easy Part|Ken Allard|June 29, 2010|DAILY BEAST This critical moment would come within a well-understood sequence of events. Flight 447's Deadly Scenario|Clive Irving|June 11, 2009|DAILY BEAST It was a well-understood thing in the family that the senior male Dale should have all the Dale property and all the Dale money. The Small House at Allington|Anthony Trollope It is implied that these men had tacitly, or in some other well-understood way, accepted the first invitation. The Parables of Our Lord|William Arnot
They are emblematical of the character of the maidens, and have a well-understood language of their own, which is rhythmical. Lancashire Folk-lore|John Harland As a well-understood public interest and sound reason decide in all matters, we have no occasion to become heated. While all "the boys" felt a personal interest in the child, it was a well-understood fact that he belonged to Colonel Austin. A Little Dusky Hero|Harriot T, Comstock
adjective (well understood when postpositive)widely or sufficiently understood or comprehended Words nearby well-understoodwell-travelled, well-treated, well-tried, well-trodden, well-turned, well-understood, well-upholstered, well-used, well-versed, well-wisher, well-woman Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |