How to Use suppose in a Sentence

suppose

verb
Definition of supposenext
Synonyms for supposenext
  • Just suppose for a moment that you agreed with me.
  • Supposing he refuses to help, what do we do then?
  • Suppose a fire broke out. How would we escape?
  • The renovations will cost much more than we originally supposed.
  • For starters, how are you supposed to use the square end of the board vs. the pointy end?
    — Helen Carefoot, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
  • The poles are supposed to hold the lines, the lines are not supposed to hold up the poles.
    — Alexandra Koch, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2023
  • You're not supposed to talk outside of the Court about the opinions and work of the Court.
    — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 28 May 2023
  • This idea that we’re supposed to be frozen in time is so weird.
    — Michael Lee Simpson, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2023
  • We were only supposed to be in the air about eight hours.
    — Victoria Kennedy, CNN, 30 Aug. 2023
  • To handle judges who are way off, off the charts on what they’re supposed to do.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 26 July 2023
  • And then when he’s supposed to be suave, that doesn’t work either.
    — refinery29.com, 1 June 2023
  • Part of what makes the new Skechers Food Spot so much fun is that it isn’t supposed to be there.
    — Lucas Kwan Peterson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Texans weren’t supposed to have high regard for the Kennedys and their Camelot.
    — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 24 July 2023
  • The woman in that tape is okay, and that’s what we’re all supposed to be after: proof that Kate’s okay.
    — Megan Angelo, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2024
  • They’re not supposed to way over collect and build up these big funds.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 4 Aug. 2023
  • You’re supposed to love being a mother, but don’t talk about your kids all the damn time.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 25 July 2023
  • This kind of thing was never supposed to happen to him.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 1 Feb. 2024
  • They weren’t supposed to use the equipment—not anymore.
    — Hazlitt, 24 Jan. 2024
  • They’re supposed to help make up for the loss of light exposure and ease symptoms of SAD.
    — Caitlin Pagán, Verywell Health, 3 Oct. 2023
  • But, in this case, what’s supposed to be noted is the absence of something.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Isn’t Christmas supposed to be a time for peace on earth and good will toward men?
    — Vulture, 24 Dec. 2023
  • The latter was a line TV shows weren’t supposed to cross, even in the Wild West of turn of the century pay cable.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 3 Jan. 2024
  • But movies aren’t real life and were never supposed to be.
    — Kyle Buchanan, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2023
  • This also meant, How am I supposed to do it without you now?
    — Leslie Jamison, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Now, how the hell are you supposed to know the inner workings of your dentist’s office?
    — Jenna Ryu, SELF, 19 Sep. 2023
  • So where’s the El Niño that’s supposed to turn this into a wet, calamitous winter?
    — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2023
  • He wasn’t supposed to break out of the constraints of Macon, Georgia, of poverty.
    — Okla Jones, Essence, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Vincent supposed that some of the victims were teenagers or children.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2023
  • How is a 12- or 14-year-old supposed to understand that?
    — David Marchese Photo Illustration By Bráulio Amado, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Can involve a coaching shoving a player back on to the court who was not supposed to be subbed out.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 31 Dec. 2023

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