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How to use rationally in a sentence

13 example sentences · adverb

Rationally means in a rational manner. Example: “He lost his temper once in a while. Otherwise he behaved rationally.”

Examples of rationally by meaning

adverbIn a rational manner.

  • It holds that everything is rationally intelligible only so far as it instantiates mathematical rules and ratios.2003, The Cambridge Companion to Darwin, page 13
  • The conflict is rationally resolvable either by correcting the mistaken belief or by bringing the wayward desire under rational control.2006, Daniel McInerny, The Difficult Good, page 134

More sentences with rationally

  • He lost his temper once in a while. Otherwise he behaved rationally.From the entry otherwise
  • Her announcement was quite a surprise, coming a month after she published the words "I hate weddings with a passion and a fury I can only partially explain rationally."From the entry wedding
  • You’re too emotional, you’re not thinking rationally.2023 October 18, NKinCode, “If Israël had any kind of proof it would be all over the Western world rn.”, in r/Conspiracy. From the entry geoconfirmation
  • Warren had tried to act rationally and humanely under a general whose main strategy was to bludgeon his opponent to death, to outbleed him.2019, S. C. Gwynne, Hymns of the Republic, page 60. From the entry outbleed
  • On the margin of harm, the question is whether the tyrannophobe rationally considers the evidence about the costs and benefits of dictatorship.2012, Tom Ginsburg, Comparative Constitutional Design, →ISBN, page 320. From the entry tyrannophobe
  • Prime Minister Lee said the additional ‘cooling-off’ day would give voters time to reflect rationally on issues, after the emotional high of election campaigning.2009 December 1, Today, “All will be quiet on the eve…”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name). From the entry cooling-off day
  • He was too preoccupied by too many different feelings to think rationally and realize that he was doing it again, trying to “ungay” himself.2009, J. R. Dewesse, To Be Loved: Because It Was Forbidden. From the entry ungay
  • For atheism to be rationally justified it is only necessary that it be more probable than not or at least more probable than theism.2002, Michael Martin, “Should atheists be agnostics?”, in Julian Baggini, editor, The Philosophers' Magazine, number 19, →ISSN, archived…. From the entry atheism
  • The argument leads to the conclusion that an omnipotent being could rationally be able to do one xor the other and still be omnipotent.2002, Rob Janssen, “The rock argument”, in alt.atheism (Usenet). From the entry xor
  • To be sure, politicians are in some respects acting logically and rationally, if not necessarily civic-mindedly, when they choose to focus on areas with active citizens and organizations.2014, Amy Widestrom, Displacing Democracy: Economic Segregation in America, →ISBN, page 148. From the entry civic-mindedly
  • He could not trust untried young men to act rationally if they were unaware and the guard ship arrived and matter-of-factly attempted to board one of them.2011, Murray Leinster, The World is Taboo, page 122. From the entry guard ship

Meaning of rationally

  1. adverb In a rational manner.

Full definition of rationally

Questions about rationally in a sentence

How do you use rationally in a sentence?
Rationally is used as an adverb. For example: “He lost his temper once in a while. Otherwise he behaved rationally.”
What is a short sentence with rationally?
“You’re too emotional, you’re not thinking rationally.”
What does rationally mean?
Rationally means in a rational manner.

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