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.
  • It was supposed to be five docs.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2026
  • What else are we supposed to do?
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
  • It was not supposed to be this way.
    — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Is it supposed to last that long?
    — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 20 Mar. 2026
  • But what were you supposed to do?
    — Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
  • Who are we supposed to care about?
    — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
  • How much rain are we supposed to get?
    — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Were we supposed to eat the plants?
    — Wayne Chan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Is this how it’s supposed to be?
    — Kelly Evans, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
  • What is he supposed to do with his life?
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
  • That’s supposed to be a red flag.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Were we supposed to be friends?
    — Cameron Crowe, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Healthy kids are not supposed to die.
    — Pia Pannaraj, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
  • How were they supposed to score?
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
  • It wasn’t supposed to go this way.
    — Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025
  • It's not supposed to end this way.
    — Patrick Damp, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • What else was she supposed to do?
    — Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
  • What is he supposed to do with that?
    — Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Death is not how it's supposed to be.
    — Scott Pelley, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Were we supposed to do more than one take?
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 17 Feb. 2026
  • It wasn’t supposed to end this way.
    — Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
  • Well, what are they supposed to do?
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
  • This is not what we’re supposed to do.
    — Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 12 Feb. 2026
  • This life is not supposed to be a bad joke.
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
  • We're not supposed to talk about it.
    — Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Sep. 2025
  • No one’s supposed to hit that pitch.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025

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