reasonable
Example Sentences
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“I think she’s — I was going to say I think she’s reasonable, but that might not be quite the right word.”
From Los Angeles Times
“You haven’t considered the possibility that there may be another more reasonable explanation for the voices you heard.”
From Literature
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People in general are conscious of atrocity now, but why might some people still support what a reasonable person would call an atrocity?
From Salon
That figure likely reflects reasonable trade-offs students make while managing their time and energy.
Even a “reasonable though unspectacular” report may leave bears feeling that the company’s long-term growth potential remains uncertain in the market, he added.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.