rationalize

Example Sentences

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“In all of the history of money bail there has never been an attempt to rationalize the money amounts. The money amounts of the bonds are literally picked out of the air.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

"Our findings allowed us to rationalize the critical role of engineering the hydrogen-bond network at the catalyst/electrolyte interface in designing high-efficiency, low-cost AEMWEs," Wu said.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

They rationalize this otherwise contradictory behavior by telling themselves that even though the bubble assets they’re investing in are grossly overvalued, they will know when to get out — just before the bubble bursts.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 8, 2025

This is what makes true high-speed expensive and hard to rationalize in a country whose weblike intercity travel patterns make it better suited to air transport.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

They discounted the boy’s protests for their impracticality and sought to rationalize expenditure.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson