opine
Origin of opine
1Other words for opine
Words that may be confused with opine
- opine , opinion
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How to use opine in a sentence
Sure, they correlate with wealth, he opines, but perhaps aptitude does, as well.
At one point in the Introduction, the coach opines, “history is hard to pin down.”
Mike Leach Tackles Geronimo the Motivational Murderer | James A. Warren | August 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLater, Goldberg rightly opines, "Some of this is campaign bluster," and yet much of it passes unchallenged.
When Hurting Your Negotiating Position Doesn't Matter | Ali Gharib | October 29, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST“The president should have ordered the hanging of the local chief of security,” she opines.
"You could say it's the blondes and Bethenny versus the brunettes," he opines cheerfully.
How can a man who opines or affirms, opine or affirm falsely — that is, opine or affirm the thing that is not?
Miss Whetstone opines that if there was need of city folks to do their table settin' for them, it was time they give up!
Pippin; A Wandering Flame | Laura E. RichardsIt may be, as Stark opines, a contraction of some compound name.
Surnames as a Science | Robert FergusonJardin opines that, as regards the etymology of the word coffee, scholars are not agreed and perhaps never will be.
All About Coffee | William H. UkersPeg-leg he opines ther yaller is nuthin' but copper, or maybe fool's gold.
The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone | Richard Bonner
British Dictionary definitions for opine
/ (əʊˈpaɪn) /
(when tr, usually takes a clause as object) to hold or express an opinion: he opined that it was all a sad mistake
Origin of opine
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