sensible
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You’ve met a dozen guys like him who all claim “So what?” is the only sensible reaction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Looking back, Ramsey says the experience made them wonder whether they had missed out by being quite so sensible the first time around.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
“These are sensible, targeted reforms that remove unnecessary friction from the U.K. IPO process,” said Inigo Esteve, a capital markets partner at law firm White & Case.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
The ingredients are accessible, the substitutions sensible, the salmon cakes plausible weeknight fare.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
Mr. Knightley, a sensible man about seven or eight-and-thirty, was not only a very old and intimate friend of the family, but particularly connected with it, as the elder brother of Isabella’s husband.
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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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