reasoned
Example Sentences
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He reasoned that smaller cars using a third as much gas made only a third as much smog, and he suggested that Angelenos follow his example.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
If DeepMind was going to be owned by Google, it should be protected by an independent oversight board, Suleyman reasoned.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
Whatever the verdict, the trial highlights "an important tension" between social media platforms and vulnerable young internet users, reasoned University of Pittsburgh marketing professor Vanitha Swaminathan.
From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026
His father reasoned that these people were looking for "the blacks and the blues and the greens and the yellows", but why not offer more than that?
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026
If Javier didn’t like you at all, he reasoned with himself, why would he be so excited to have you over?
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
