reasoned
Example Sentences
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"I thought if I go and learn Korean I won't have to wait," she reasoned.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
He reasoned that smaller cars using a third as much gas made only a third as much smog, and he suggested that Angelenos follow his example.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
If DeepMind was going to be owned by Google, it should be protected by an independent oversight board, Suleyman reasoned.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
Whatever the verdict, the trial highlights "an important tension" between social media platforms and vulnerable young internet users, reasoned University of Pittsburgh marketing professor Vanitha Swaminathan.
From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026
The Popsicle molds weren’t in the freezer, and we couldn’t find them anywhere else in the kitchen, so I reasoned they had to be up here.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
