How to Use glean in a Sentence

glean

verb

• They spent hours gleaning in the wheat fields.
• He has a collection of antique tools gleaned from flea markets and garage sales.
• They spent days gleaning the files for information.
• She gleaned her data from various studies.
• The reason: kids at that age prefer to glean information from a person’s eyes.
  — oregonlive, 22 Oct. 2021
• That is not the impression the Israelis have gleaned from their intelligence.
  — Thomas L. Friedman, The Mercury News, 2 Oct. 2024
• Right now, and no doubt forever, the most important thing to glean in all this is that living in need is never an alternative to seeking help.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 9 Oct. 2021
• But sometimes, there is no wisdom to glean or personal growth to uncover—what happened happened, and people move forward anyway.
  — Eleanor Cummins, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2021
• In many cases, customers become product evangelists who not only understand the ins and outs of solutions but how to glean the most value from them.
  — Anthony Rotoli, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2021
• As those who either listen to or watch Breakdown can easily glean, Jonathan and Mayim get along really well.
  — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 16 Oct. 2021
• However, a notebook found near Laundrie's remains could be used by investigators to glean some insight into his death.
  — Dakin Andone, CNN, 23 Oct. 2021
• Kuo typically can glean information about Apple’s product roadmap years in advance.
  — Yoni Heisler, BGR, 20 Sep. 2021
• With plenty of tape and statistics to glean information from, the betting lines will begin to tighten up towards the end of September.
  — Alex Kay, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2021
• Great content writers can glean information from experts and communicate it clearly to an audience.
  — John Hall, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2021
• Along the way, Douglas says he’s gleaned wisdom in the finer points of pulling together a group that heightens the musicians’ individual strengths.
  — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2024
• In such auctions, bidders lean on game theory to glean information from the various rounds of bidding and try to ensure that even if a bid fails, the rival spends as much as possible.
  — Ben Dummett, WSJ, 2 Oct. 2021
• On one hand, even viewers entirely unfamiliar with modern Egyptian politics will likely glean meaning from his images.
  — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 13 Sep. 2024
• Still, there were some things to be gleaned from the day.
  — Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 2024
• There are lessons that can be gleaned from the San Patricios.
  — Sarah Quiñones Wolfson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2024
• But there’s a deeper issue to be gleaned from the macabre mess.
  — Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2023
• Keep in mind that the list of stores is only what the FDA has been able to glean thus far.
  — Yoni Heisler, BGR, 5 Nov. 2021
• That would be the wrong lesson from the show, if there are any lessons at all to be gleaned from it.
  — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 5 Oct. 2023
• And that’s not all the information to be gleaned from shed antlers.
  — Bob Holmes, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Aug. 2023
• Here are five fun Christmas facts gleaned from the volume.
  — Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
• How this is handled in the narrative and side quests can't be gleaned just yet.
  — Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 4 Dec. 2023
• Sénéchal has gleaned a lot from how people have reacted to the fight.
  — Esther Zuckerman, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2024
• And what else can be gleaned from the Nuggets’ performances in Las Vegas?
  — Aaron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post, 19 July 2024
• What does that mean (and what can parents glean from CR’s testing)?
  — Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 11 June 2024
• So, what can one glean from the overwhelming success of this project?
  — Jessica Martin, TIME, 5 Aug. 2024
• These dusky blue birds once roamed the West in huge flocks, with hundreds alighting on piñon pines to glean nuts in the winter months.
  — Sara Van Note, WIRED, 6 Nov. 2022

Last Updated: 25 Oct 2024