Sentence examples similar to ascertain friends from inspiring English sources

Whether it's one on one or in a group, divert the conversation in another direction until you can ascertain why your friend delivered the offensive comment.

They could not ascertain if they were friends or foes.

One or two, showing an unfamiliarity with the wilder shores of eroticism – though not that wild for anyone acquainted with the European novel – reported taking straw polls among their friends to ascertain how many wanted to see their wives without their clothes on in the arms of other men.

This final count can be used to ascertain which of your friends was up the longest.

When his old cronies arrive to pay their respects, they immediately ascertain that their dead friend must be miserable and set about making him feel comfortable.

We were finally able to ascertain that our relatives and friends who live or work in New York City had escaped physical injury, and on Sept. 19 we drove to the Grant.

Unable to ascertain where the man's friends are, someone starts to call 999, but then decides it would be quicker to take back him back down South Road, where more ambulances are arriving.

Several phone conversations later with both the classroom teacher and the owner of the school, my friend ascertained that the school taught and indeed believed that 16-year-olds should drive at whatever speed necessary to blend with traffic.

When a friend joined a group of cheerful 20-somethings, first hugging, then sitting with them on the grass, we took turns walking past them, listening in, ascertaining whether the friend was staying or going, assuring each other we'd act if he didn't get up.

I rang a journalist friend in Beijing to ascertain exactly what had happened.

His friends in this State could not ascertain his whereabouts till September last, when they received a letter from him advising them that he was held in slavery, and asking their interposition to secure his release.