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adverb un·der·stand·ably \ ˌən-dər-ˈstan-də-blē \

Definition of understandably

:as can be easily understood :for understandable reasons

is understandably nervous

Recent Examples of understandably from the Web

One-hundred and fifty years later, our nation still feels the weight of perhaps the most controversial aspect of its history, and understandably so.

— brookyln brown, Teen Vogue, "Confederate Flags in Dorm Rooms: What Students Think," 30 Aug. 2017
Turnover at the agency has been understandably high — and its ability to recruit top talent has been hampered by all those punishing, uncompensated hours.

— eric levitz, Daily Intelligencer, "The Trumps’ Travels Have Broken the Secret Service Budget," 21 Aug. 2017
To me, that sounds more like college kids who understandably have no grasp for envisioning consequences for their lives beyond the next few years.

— zach buchanan, Cincinnati.com, "BAR Mailbag: Will Barry Larkin ever manage the Reds?," 11 Aug. 2017
Clay Hilley brought vocal heft, clarion sound and stamina to the role, though there were stretches where his voice sounded strained, understandably so, given the demands.

— anthony tommasini, New York Times, "Review: Flawed but Fascinating Dvorak Opera in a Rare Staging," 31 July 2017
Understandably, that lengthy lockdown doesn’t always sit well with younger investors.

— arielle o'shea, The Seattle Times, "When you should – and shouldn’t – tap your Roth IRA early," 18 July 2017
Speedy shoppers There was next to nothing on the shelves at the Broad Ripple Marsh Friday afternoon, and understandably so.

— holly v. hays, Indianapolis Star, "Interns compete to make meal using only ingredients from a liquidating Marsh store," 7 July 2017
The tiny network is one of Trump’s favorites—and understandably so: OAN’s owner encouraged Trump’s bid for the presidency and has minimized coverage of the troubles plaguing him in office.

— elaine godfrey, The Atlantic, "The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Shaub’s Over," 6 July 2017
Because non-smoking employees understandably resent others having free time to indulge a bad habit, many companies have eliminated this special privilege.

— marie g. mcintyre, idahostatesman, "Workers wonder about boss’s smoke breaks," 2 July 2017

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