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 shopping in the Balkans worked for NBA teams, Underwood reasoned, why couldn’t he convince the next Jokic or Luka Doncic to come to Champaign?

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

It reasoned that the willful withholding of the mail goes far beyond “loss” and “miscarriage” and may therefore serve as grounds for a lawsuit.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

How well the man reasoned; lunatics always do within their own scope.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker