rationally

Example Sentences

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"With these findings, we're laying a new foundation for rationally designing tires."

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

It's easy to imagine you would act rationally, morally and without hesitation but Should I Marry a Murderer?,

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

"The citizens participating in the debate react emotionally, while the scientists try to argue rationally," Stegbauer, the sociologist with Frankfurt University, told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

It’s a formula that expresses uncertainty in terms of probability, rationally updating prior beliefs and reducing uncertainty based on observed evidence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

He took Mary Hudson aside, just out of earshot of the Comanches, and seemed to address her solemnly, rationally.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger