knew
simple past tense of know1.
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How to use knew in a sentence
He knew that a public appearance with Duke could be disastrous.
Johnson knew that the proposals he was going to send to the Hill would be divisive.
Thank Congress, Not LBJ for Great Society | Julian Zelizer, Scott Porch | January 4, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThey liked what Duke was saying and were willing to look beyond what little they knew of his past.
He knew I loved him like a big brother, and I knew the feeling was mutual.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile | Robert Ward | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTWho knew that “we shall overcome” meant “we, the few, shall book covers every decade or so, maybe, sometimes, if we are in style.”
One Vogue Cover Doesn’t Solve Fashion’s Big Race Problem | Danielle Belton | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST
There was a rumor that Alessandro and his father had both died; but no one knew anything certainly.
Ramona | Helen Hunt JacksonBabylas raised his pale face; he knew what was coming; it had come so many times before.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniPoor Squinty ran and tried to hide under the straw, for he knew the boy was talking about him.
Squinty the Comical Pig | Richard BarnumShe did not need a great cook-book; She knew how much and what it took To make things good and sweet and light.
Fatigue he never knew, and on one occasion he was said to have spent thirteen days and nights in the saddle.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
British Dictionary definitions for knew
/ (njuː) /
the past tense of know
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