sensibly

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Recent Examples of sensibly As go-betweens, these enablers are tasked with making sure that the top management’s vision for automation can be applied sensibly in practice—not just on paper. Arthur Azizov, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 Although season ticket prices have continued to rise, there is a sense the club has acted sensibly around them and the goodwill generated between the fans and KSE has remained stable. Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sensibly
Adverb
  • When pursued prudently, these opportunities can yield better returns than homeownership and come with fewer hurdles.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Mary dispensed praise prudently, but with a certain twinkly delight, as if pressing a toffee into your palm.
    Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Smarter Buying And Storage Habits The best way to keep spices at their peak is to buy, store, and rotate them wisely.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Hal Leggate, the city’s deputy director of facilities maintenance, said this week that the new analysis will play a crucial role in making sure the city spends taxpayer money wisely and keeps the public safe.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Better Call Saul brought back characters from Breaking Bad judiciously and with purpose.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Luxurious accommodations include 182 guestrooms, suites and villas are tucked discreetly across 60 acres of mangroves and freshwater canals, balancing seclusion with a strong sense of rooted place.
    Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Meg lived in a somewhat offbeat district, but the tall shabby houses, some of them painted in garish colours, were soon left behind and gave place to discreetly glistening cream or white facades behind one of which Leonora lived.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • So Kiritsis, while his plan is undeniably wacked, is still someone who’s been backed into a corner and is acting out of a fury that has justifiably boiled over.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Ron comes to realize that his fulltime commitment to Jay has nullified his own needs, making his family feel like second-class citizens, especially his justifiably impatient wife Lois (Greta Gerwig).
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • After a fairly quiet opener in Chicago that included a key 2-point conversion reception, Thielen will get to revel in the home crowd.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Boston’s ongoing inability to capitalize on such opportunities ensured fairly uneventful outcomes, though.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025

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“Sensibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sensibly. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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