pragmatic

Example Sentences

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Saudi Arabia is focusing on Vision 2030's more pragmatic ventures as extravagances like NEOM, a futuristic city in the desert, and Riyadh's cuboid skyscraper Mukaab, are scaled back or scrapped to save costs.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Still as pragmatic and blunt as ever, the Maddy in “Euphoria”’s final season uses her style not as artifice, but as designer armor.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

More pragmatic members of the regime have been pushing to get this relief through a deal before the economic problems descend into new rounds of demonstrations.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

However much of a visionary MBS would like to be seen as, it seems clear that he and those around him also want to be seem as practical and pragmatic when necessary.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

She said this in a pragmatic, almost indifferent, tone, and Mariam understood that this was a woman far past outrage.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini