How to use "knows" in a sentence

Many people like to tell stories about giant squid, but no one knows if they are true

I ask, is it unconstitutional for a policeman or for a soldier to tender his resignation when he knows that he is called to serve a Government which traduces his own countrymen? Is it unconstitutional for me to go to the agriculturist and say to him "it's not wise for you to pay any taxes, if these taxes are used by the Government not to raise you but to weaken you?" I hold and I venture to submit, that there is nothing unconstitutional in it

Nobody knows when the marriage broke down, but in 1877 Elizabeth was living in a workhouse

Nobody knows why she did not marry him

Nobody knows where he went.

He watches us all from above and knows what he is doing among his splendid stars

The tall man is silent for a moment: "Who knows? I don't want to understand the mind of these psychopaths

Perhaps the less she knows, the better.

And he knows that he can.

She needs to come now, he knows, but he cannot shout for her

Everyone in the bar knows she wants to go

And the bottle of champagne that he knows she cannot resist.

Oliver tries to stay calm, but he knows there is too little time

Branwell knows the name

"Oh I know," she says, and he sees that something in her deep-green eyes, and he thinks that he knows what it is now

Branwell knows it, but he cannot believe it.

Everybody knows that

He has to be stronger, he knows; he has to be more like Nick.

And Jake knows that he is right.

The new clothes are not new, Jake knows: not really

He knows where he has to go: to the red stairs.

But their bags are on their shoulders, and there are too many of them, he knows

But then the man looks to the right, and Jake knows it is his best chance

Can he leave the bag? Can he just run away? Run away? When he knows what the man is going to do?

He hears another shout, and knows that the man is nearly here, but the camera is not looking at him

The jury knows all the details

She stands near to him, and he can see the tears in her eyes and the sad expression on her face, but this time he knows it is not real.

For a second he does not know what to say, but he knows what to do, and he pulls his hand away and moves to the door

Slowly they all come back in, and Nick knows he has to say something

"All rise!" and Nick knows it is too late now.

He knows that

She was not the first girl, and he knows she will not be the last.

And now Brandon is alone, and he feels tired and lost, and he knows that the man in the dark winter coat and black hat is near

Yes, it is a sound he knows

A sound he knows well

He can see nothing because of the trees, but he knows he is very near

He only knows that it was three in the afternoon when they first heard the sound of the police sirens.

After only two weeks of working with Smith, he already knows that it is best to just nod.

But everything will be okay now, he knows

There are loud voices on the platform and Sarah knows why.

The poor old woman must not feel too comfortable next to the noisy kids, but Sarah knows that they are okay: she can spot the bad kids from a mile away.

"Is it? Man, you know, the sick thing is that no one knows who it is

You just need to get home, she tells herself, and she feels the train slow down, and she knows she must get up.

"Who knows?" she said

"But who knows what there might he under the water!" laughed Cham."

If that rose fruit came from outside, who knows what may be possible."

"Anyway, he already knows about the wild rose fruit."

If that's true, she knows all about us

"But he knows about the letter from Eston," said Gran

They will soon discover he's telling the truth - that as far as he knows, we did receive a letter

'I expect we'll get on well when she knows me better,' I said

He knows the way home.'

Robert says he knows nothing about it.'

'Oh well,' she said, 'I suppose he knows Mrs Danvers quite well.'

He knows she is watching him

'God knows,' Maxim said

'Crawley knows the truth, I'm sure

'Do you think Colonel Julyan knows the truth about Rebecca's death?' I asked Maxim as we were drinking our coffee.

'Of course he knows,' Maxim said

I'm even sorry if some of what I said about Danny hurt you, although, God knows, you deserve to hear it

Maybe someone out there knows where he is

Right? Who knows what might make a person like that reveal himself? If he finds out there's going to be an exhumation, maybe he'll react strongly, give himself away

"God knows, I'm not happy about this, but I'm convinced it's something I've got to do."

You understand what I'm saying - the less a guy knows, the less he can be nailed for later

He knows we're waiting for him

He knows how the game is played

He'll come here to confront you, even if he knows it's risky

And Stryker knows for sure that we've got it staked out

"And it sounds to me as if Bellicosti knows too much about it."

"Who knows? Maybe he's able to move objects by harnessing the heat energy in the air, changing it somehow

God knows how far they cut back into the rock

Iraq has a big bio-chem warfare project, and Libya, and God knows who else

The Chinese tested it on God knows how many political prisoners

God knows, that's exactly what he tried to do

'And she always knows every single thing that happens in the village,' said Griselda

You know - "Who is she, the mysterious woman with the pale, beautiful face? Nobody knows."'

'He knows that you're a married woman

I wonder if she knows who killed him

'So Dennis thinks he knows who committed the crime

'The whole village probably knows where you keep your socks,' Then suddenly I asked, 'Was the pistol loaded?'

'She never knows where she's left anything

I think she knows something and I want to watch her.'

There's a good man in Much Benham, who knows all about old silver and I've sent a car to fetch him

You must understand that I heard this from someone who knows the truth.'

In St Mary Mead, a person who knows the truth is always someone else's servant

'The Martians will probably make pets of some of them; train them to do tricks - who knows? And some, maybe, they will train to hunt us.'

When her husband tells her that someone is living in the cottage, she knows that they are her blackmailers

You'll feel better soon.' Harris always knows where you can find a good whisky.

If the water knows you are waiting for it, it will never get hot

When Montmorency meets a cat, the whole street knows about it

She knows it will take some time before she'll be brave enough to ask for things like that from him

Connie is crying and he knows it as soon as he enters the bedroom

He hates tears, because, like many men, he knows they are one of the strongest weapons that women have.

'Since every other girl she knows has ruined herself and made money out of it, why shouldn't she? Her friends don't earn any more than she does, but every day they wear new dresses, shoes, and so on, to work

The Lord knows, I don't want to do so! I don't want that sad woman to be connected in any way with Miss Fairlie

Will you please ask Sir Percival Glyde if he knows Anne Catherick?'

'Don't tell me the secret; just tell me who knows it.'

'My wife knows it, and a drawing teacher called Walter Hartright knows it

Anne Catherick knows it, and she hates me

'But we don't know it.' 'Anne's mother, Mrs Catherick, knows it,' I said, 'and I'll find out what it is

'I want a full confession, written and signed, of your conspiracy with Sir Percival Glyde against Laura Fairlie,' I said, 'and I want proof of your story so that everyone knows the truth at last.'

She speaks the language and knows a lot about China

"She only knows about the kitchen," said her friends.

Nobody knows what happened to them.