How to Use opine in a Sentence

opine

verb
Definition of opinenext
Synonyms for opinenext
  • You can opine about any subject you like.
  • Many people opine that the content of Web pages should be better regulated.
  • Help a Saul-a-holic out in the comments section, and opine away on the episode.
    — David Segal, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2020
  • As a wise philosopher named Huey Lewis once opined, that’s the power of love!
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The justices may, then, have no choice but to opine about the meaning of a portrait of Prince.
    — Adam Liptak, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Muldoon was here to opine, tweak, and savor, but not to boss.
    — Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
  • The Times asked those who have been in the creator economy for decades to opine on what the new year will bring.
    — Jaimie Ding, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2024
  • The show’s premise affords plenty of time for Fletcher to opine about his job.
    — Matt McKinney, Star Tribune, 17 Sep. 2020
  • Ackman, 57, has opined on thorny topics big and small for years.
    — Annie Massa, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Here, fashion experts opine on what looks are best left in the past—and what to try instead.
    — Fiorella Valdesolo, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022
  • Again, this is not to say that there isn’t a right to opine vigorously or even to be wrong.
    — Robert Hockett, Forbes, 7 Apr. 2021
  • Some fans opined that the musical's better songs are in its first half.
    — Moises Mendez Ii, TIME, 12 Feb. 2024
  • The problem with a BLT, my friend Neil opined, is that there’s always too much bread and not enough bacon.
    — Melissa Clark, The Seattle Times, 28 Aug. 2018
  • The authors also don’t opine on how Ghosn feels now about his escape.
    — Joe Nocera, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2022
  • This came after Thomas opined that Wagner was too hurt to have been playing in a blowout loss to the Rams.
    — Matt Calkins, The Seattle Times, 20 Feb. 2019
  • Perhaps by then, the court opined, a workable alternative to the use of race would have been found.
    — Adam Harris, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2019
  • In the business world, an expert may opine that a certain action is risky.
    — Bill Conerly, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2022
  • Some did come to her defense, opining that 21 Savage should not have dissed her day job.
    — Stephanie Toone, ajc, 12 June 2019
  • The final report will be made public, at which point people will be able to opine.
    — Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 11 Feb. 2024
  • This isn't the first time the former governor has opined about the virus, which has killed more than 30 people in the U.S. and has been confirmed in at least 38 states.
    — Phillip M. Bailey, The Courier-Journal, 11 Mar. 2020
  • Critics have opined that the overall style of the show is more approachable than the original.
    — Rod Stafford Hagwood, sun-sentinel.com, 3 Oct. 2019
  • Dubinsky didn't opine on whether such a payment was made.
    — Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 10 July 2020
  • So, various observers opine that the Fourth of July and Juneteenth present a quandary.
    — Dallas News, 6 July 2021
  • Readers’ thoughts: · Believe me, this is just the start of your dad’s opining on your parenting.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 22 Jan. 2024
  • The point is, as the late William Goldman famously opined, nobody knows anything.
    — Jason Gay, WSJ, 2 Jan. 2019
  • There are plenty of questions in the Johnson soap opera, Tribune columnist John Kass opines.
    — Lisa Donovan, chicagotribune.com, 4 Dec. 2019
  • Nominees to the Supreme Court have plenty of good reasons not to opine on legal issues that could come before the Court in the future.
    — Clarke D. Forsythe, National Review, 11 Oct. 2020
  • The coronavirus may not be the great equalizer between rich and poor, as Madonna opined from a bathtub this week.
    — Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 27 Mar. 2020
  • Marisnick was then ruled out after umpires reviewed the video and opined that Marisnick had swerved from his path to knock down Lucroy.
    — Brent Zwerneman, Houston Chronicle, 7 July 2019
  • And opining on her budgeting is frankly none of your husband's business.
    — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 9 Apr. 2020

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