How to Use suppose in a Sentence

suppose

verb

• 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
• To the class of 2020: This was supposed to be your year — your senior year.
  — Beth Thames | [e-mail], al, 20 May 2020
• And suppose there’s any doubt in your mind about this bias.
  — Essence, 14 Dec. 2022
• Can all the states purge the dead people, the people that aren’t supposed to vote?
  — Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2024
• 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
• Umm isn’t the winner of the Battle suppose to win the battle?
  — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 15 Apr. 2021
• In fact, a moran is not supposed to take a single bite alone.
  — Nurith Aizenman, NPR, 12 May 2024
• To handle judges who are way off, off the charts on what they’re supposed to do.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 26 July 2023
• What are parents — and teens — supposed to do in the meantime?
  — Fox News, 7 June 2024
• We weren’t supposed to whistle and cat call, but sometimes the heart wants what the heart wants.
  — Ellen O’Connell Whittet, Vogue, 19 June 2024
• Jafari, who lived a few blocks away, didn’t know who was supposed to clean up the mess.
  — IndyStar, 1 June 2020
• How are we supposed to know which oil to use for what purpose?
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2024
• Was she supposed to be dining on sushi while all of her friends were gone?
  — EW.com, 8 June 2024
• At first, suppose the ball appears to be lined up with the 8-centimeter mark on the ruler.
  — Rhett Allain, Wired, 19 May 2021
• 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
• Children have been killed in what’s supposed to be the safest place for them and nothing has changed.
  — Melanie Laughman, The Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2024
• 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
• Because the whole idea is that it’s supposed to be the idea of something fabulous.
  — Juan A. Ramírez, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
• He was initially supposed to be a service dog but failed training.
  — Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 11 Dec 2024