How to Use deduce in a Sentence

deduce

verb
  • I can deduce from the simple observation of your behavior that you're trying to hide something from me.
  • There’s one song to deduce each day.
    — Kris Holt, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Twenty-three stars will try to deduce who the traitors are among them.
    — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
  • But there are some things one can deduce from the public statements.
    — Rebeccah Heinrichs, National Review, 29 Oct. 2019
  • Our blind taste test deduced which flavored fizzes bubbled up to the top.
    — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 15 May 2026
  • Holmes may deduce the who, what, when, and where, but Watson gives us the why.
    — Ew Staff Updated, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2024
  • But experts can use other tricks to deduce the shape of our universe.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 23 May 2026
  • Akiko is quickly able to deduce what the audience has known all along.
    — Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Players have to deduce the role and house of each player to plan their strategies.
    — Rob Wieland, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2021
  • This means the next date in the timetable may be deduced, and that’s the timing of the next special event.
    — David Phelan, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
  • What have the Cowboys said on the record and what can fans deduce from those comments?
    — Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2022
  • From this, astronomers deduced that the black hole is spinning clockwise.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 Apr. 2023
  • This led the researchers to deduce that the lake was shallow, at less than about 2 meters deep.
    — Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 29 Jan. 2025
  • In June, social media sleuths deduced that there was a date in Paris.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 23 July 2018
  • From that, Clemente deduced that Guthrie was kidnapped by just one person.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Andrew Granville Which leads to the question of what can and can’t be deduced from it.
    — Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Wallace is a shark, a woman who’s able to see and deduce things way faster than the average person.
    — Nick Caruso, TVLine, 18 July 2025
  • The researchers were able to deduce in a number of ways that the child's body didn't end up in the cave floor by happenstance.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN, 5 May 2021
  • So, Guy took a negative and and tried to deduce a conclusion.
    — Wes Siler, WIRED, 9 June 2011
  • The player attempts to deduce a five-letter word by guessing the letters.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 22 Jan. 2022
  • The two heroes have to deduce who the bigger threat is — Lex Luthor, or each other.
    — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 20 Apr. 2022
  • The researchers also looked at how other large sharks and whales move through water to deduce the megalodon’s shape.
    — Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Mar. 2025
  • From this, the Israelis deduced where Hamas was sending its money.
    — Justin Scheck, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2023
  • By 1802, scholars could deduce the meaning of the Greek text.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 29 Dec. 2022
  • The resulting bit flips allow the researchers to deduce the values of the secret bits.
    — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 11 June 2019
  • Both these properties are important tools for deducing the age and origin of the comet.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The species likely fed on flesh, the researchers deduced based on the configuration of their teeth.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2023
  • But Schapiro quickly deduced that Giuliani had left the voice mail by accident.
    — Jody Rosen, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2019
  • In the scene, after the two share a glass of wine or two, Tyrion deduces that Cersei is pregnant.
    — Josh Wigler, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2017
  • The idea is to eventually deduce the sources of garbage and identify problem areas around the lake.
    — Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 May 2021

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