understandably

Example Sentences

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Parts of the jewelry market appear to be softening, and people are, understandably, more security-conscious about where they wear their watches and rocks.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Investors have been understandably concerned about the health of the low-end consumer in the face of the spike in gasoline prices.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Middlesbrough supporters speaking to the BBC outside the club's Riverside Stadium on Tuesday were understandably delighted.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

As two Black women burned by the fire and forced to live in its flames, Racine and Anaia are understandably fatigued.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

Unable to pursue his work, he sank into an understandably dispirited obscurity.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson