pragmatic

Example Sentences

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"Let's remove the whole culture war thing entirely and focus on the pragmatic element plenty of people will like and will choose to use," is how one government figure put it to me.

From BBC

He told the BBC while the move was "a significant and pragmatic strategy" for Apple, it also marked a departure from its historic approach to development.

From BBC

A pragmatic realist, he stopped short of calling for immediate emancipation, which he knew was unacceptable to most American voters.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the veteran leader is pragmatic enough to recognize that the U.S. is Brazil’s top direct investor and moderate his rhetoric accordingly.

From Barron's

Voters in conversations across California consistently expressed pragmatic priorities focused on tangible governance challenges—traffic, housing affordability, homelessness, fire prevention, and crime—rather than entertainment value or the aura of political outsiders.

From Los Angeles Times