understandable
Example Sentences
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There’s a lot of anger on the show — often, the very understandable result of the situations the characters find themselves in.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
Clearly, reliability is an issue, but that's understandable in their first year as a power-unit manufacturer.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
The Gulf Arab caution is in one sense understandable.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
It’s understandable that CF’s stock surged after the start of the conflict, because the company is a “pure-play” nitrogen producer, and farmers have no option but to use nitrogen if planting corn, Rodriguez wrote.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026
For understandable reasons, Claire did not spend much time observing the burning buildings around her, so her description of what happened is limited.
From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy
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