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Examples of as to in a Sentence
I'm in a quandary as to how to deal with the problem.
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No specifics were given as to the timing of DeJoy's exit.
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Kate Gibson, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2025
Because his execution was private, this remains a rumor, historians’ best guess as to what happened that day.
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Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Feb. 2025
Much of the space community has been puzzled as to why NASA has been spending on the order of half a billion dollars to develop a Lunar Gateway in an odd orbit around the Moon.
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Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 18 Feb. 2025
As Steve Buckley points out here, the Red Sox haven’t made a definitive statement yet as to where Bregman will play.
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Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
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Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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The first known use of as to was
in the 14th century
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“As to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20to. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
as to
preposition1
: with respect to : about
confused as to what happened
2
: according to sense 1
graded as to size
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