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Example sentences for: opining

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William Safire took a futile stab in 1980, opining that when the purpose of turning a thing into an act is trendy brevity, or chicspeak [!], the practice is bad style.
Perhaps my insider's view is biased, but at least it's informed, unlike those of the many armchair experts opining on the matter.
How many of those opining solemnly on the Indonesian financial crisis this past week know (or care) squat about Indonesian finance?
The WP spotlights the "early-bird" shopping trend; the NYT likewise hones in on the bargain hunters, opining that "the 1990s have transformed the holiday shopping experience into one giant national hunt for deals."
Furthermore, there is yet another Op-Ed piece in the New York Times today on the Brooklyn Museum show, this one by Philippe de Montebello, in which he characterizes the works on display there as by artists "who deserve to remain obscure or be forgotten," boldly opining, "I have seen the exhibition, and I think the emperor has no clothes."