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rational

[rash-uh-nl, rash-nl] / ˈræʃ ə nl, ˈræʃ nl /


Example Sentences

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“No rational human being who understands this would have believed,” Kraft says.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Let’s not pretend this is something rational or calibrated,” he said.

From MarketWatch

"We always talk about Iran as evil, but they are very rational," he said.

From BBC

The essence of modernity, Mr. Mansfield argues, lies in the idea of “rational control.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“Nereids follow their own laws, Christopher. They’re profoundly rational, but in the same way that the sea is rational. Much of their language, Nerish, has no translation at all into any human tongue.”

From Literature