How to Use reasoning in a Sentence

reasoning

noun
  • Humans possess the power of reasoning.
  • Could you explain your reasoning?
  • They told everyone the reasoning behind the decision.
  • But the mixed reasoning among them tells us a lot.
    Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Such reasoning is as good as any.
    John Whisler, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Feb. 2026
  • But this is based on faulty reasoning.
    Caleb Pomeroy, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2025
  • This was part of his reasoning to fans in that thorny email last month.
    Simon Hughes, New York Times, 1 May 2026
  • There is a means to an end here; there is a reasoning for all of this.
    Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The reasoning comes down to space.
    Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Yet the same reasoning holds true.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Where did my reasoning break down?
    Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Their head coach has his reasoning.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 24 Dec. 2025
  • See Mike’s reasoning above for the specifics as to why.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Not all teams have come away sold on his reasoning and outlook.
    Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Mar. 2022
  • My instincts seemed to be telling my reasoning mind to stay away.
    Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2022
  • And yet his reasoning pulls us past that same moral boundary with him.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 June 2026
  • Rao agrees with that reasoning.
    Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The court's reasoning lands on the same point the fund rule misses.
    Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • Just as well, as his reasoning is long gone after eight-plus drinks.
    Meredith Goldstein, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2023
  • Kathie tried reasoning with the man first, asking him to turn around.
    Marisa Kwiatkowski, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
  • Fans loved it, which could be part of the reasoning behind this new pint launch.
    Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026
  • When, and how much, should the eval dataset reshape the prompt or the reasoning?
    Lutz Finger, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • In terms of the people who did not vote for it, what was your sense of their reasoning?
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2024
  • And to some extent, their reasoning makes sense.
    Sandy Peng, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • This is about stress-testing the agent’s reasoning.
    Joan Vendrell, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • There is a problem with this reasoning.
    Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
  • He was invited back for a short while but did not like their reasoning.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 3 June 2024
  • Trust builds faster when reasoning is exposed.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • But its reasoning has to do with new for-sale listings and mortgage rates.
    Byalena Botros, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024
  • The reasoning behind this is all of the grass plants are like millions of tiny trees.
    Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 16 Aug. 2025

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