How to use "ascertain" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "ascertain" in popular movie and book plots

  • Scarlett convinces Troy to let Jennifer stay for a while, in order to ascertain if his feelings are genuine.  - Some Call It Loving
  • Galahad volunteers to travel north as an emissary to King Gorfyddyd to ascertain Gorfyddyd's intentions toward Mordred.  - The Winter King (novel)
  • Soon the Slotter Key ansible fails, leaving Ky unable to ascertain the condition of her family back home.  - Vatta's War
  • She helps Jack ascertain that Vera is a breeding age female, and she agrees to pay $30,000 for the elephant.  - Larger than Life (film)
  • An epilogue then depicts mr Polly at ease as assistant-innkeeper, after a brief visit to ascertain Miriam's prosperity.  - The History of Mr Polly
  • The posse do not ascertain what is going on and assume Eli has taken Amy's brothers and set out to catch him.  - The Giant of Thunder Mountain
  • Kearsey is captured by the French and Sharpe decides to go into the town and liberate him and ascertain the location of the gold.  - Sharpe's Gold (novel)
  • They find four Americans among the prisoners, but are unable to ascertain Frank's presence among them.  - Uncommon Valor
  • Sending Cordelia on her way, Angel tries to ascertain whether he can help this demon, whose name is Barney, as well as whether he wants to.  - Parting Gifts
  • then set out to establish themselves in various parts of Russian society as they try to ascertain the identity of Polyakov's contact.  - The Kremlin Letter
  • Dodd was still determined to ascertain Godfrey's fate.  - The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier
  • Partly to ensure her own future but mainly to ascertain whether Paul is alive, Polly sets off to join the army in order to find him.  - Monstrous Regiment (novel)
  • The squadron is enlisted to ascertain their location and find out who is ultimately behind these incidents.  - Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield
  • Domino re-boards the Disco Volante with a Geiger counter to ascertain if the yacht is where the two nuclear bombs are hidden.  - Thunderball (novel)
  • As part of a series of tests to ascertain Charly's suitability for the procedure, he is made to race Algernon, one of the laboratory mice.  - Charly
  • Mission crewmember and HAL 9000's creator, dr Chandra, reactivates the computer to ascertain the cause of his earlier aberrant behaviour.  - 2010: Odyssey Two

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