All 5 Uses of
deemed
in
Seabiscuit by Hillenbrand
- Seabiscuit had been a very late foal, born at the end of May 1933, but in January 1935, half a year short of his actual birthday, he was deemed a two-year-old, officially eligible to race.
Chpt 1.3 *deemed = believed or judged
- Like Riddle, he understood that Seabiscuit had to conquer War Admiral on the track to be deemed his superior in the championship voting and in history.†
Chpt 2.13
- He returned bleeding, only to have the judges deem that he had lost the photo for third.†
Chpt 2.15
- With only a week remaining before the Santa Anita Handicap, Seabiscuit had to run well or his attempted comeback would have to be deemed a failure.†
Chpt 3.22
- Due to his innumerable injuries, he was deemed such a spectacularly unfit soldiering prospect that all three services rejected him.†
Chpt Epil.
Definition:
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(deemed) believed or judged