sensible
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A sensible reflex, but it also means the long-awaited payoff never quite materializes—an underwhelming finish to an otherwise engaging and illuminating argument.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The cost of these services go up and down depending on whether stocks go up or down, hardly a sensible way to measure price changes.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
That victory led, four years later, to the Coastal Act and creation of the Coastal Commission, whose job was to balance sensible development, habitat protection and conservation, and equitable public access.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
"I hope that our government, the government of the largest democracy in the world, will be sensitive, sensible and responsive to the voices".
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
“Yes, she is alive; and more sensible and collected than she was. The doctor says she may linger a week or two yet; but he hardly thinks she will finally recover.”
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Vocabulary lists containing sensible
Positive Adjectives to Describe People
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Common Senses: Sent, Sens ("Feel")
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"The Witches" by Roald Dahl, Chapters 1–5
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