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Recent Examples of sensibly
To protect small businesses, the bill sensibly exempts employers with 25 or fewer employees.
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Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
The Mobi Fold embraces its bendy nature and, sensibly, automatically turns on when opened up and turns off when it’s folded shut.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 10 June 2026
Each individual is behaving sensibly.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The bill is identical to what the Senate passed but the House sensibly refused to consider during this year’s regular session.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
The bill is identical to what the Senate passed but the House sensibly refused to consider during this year’s regular session.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
Instead of trying to hide its industrial roots, the decor sensibly highlights the textures of the containers.
—Adam Williams
april 24, New Atlas, 24 Apr. 2026
The custom started, sensibly enough, in 18th- and 19th-century France, when linens were sent out in alarming, indistinguishable heaps and expected to return to their rightful homes.
—Jennifer Noyes, Air Mail, 11 Apr. 2026
To regulate online commerce sensibly, policymakers ought to look to the essence and effects of digital business practices and renounce proposals predicated on shortsighted or opportunistic naming conventions.
—David B McGarry, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026
Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
The Mobi Fold embraces its bendy nature and, sensibly, automatically turns on when opened up and turns off when it’s folded shut.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 10 June 2026
Each individual is behaving sensibly.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The bill is identical to what the Senate passed but the House sensibly refused to consider during this year’s regular session.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
The bill is identical to what the Senate passed but the House sensibly refused to consider during this year’s regular session.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
Instead of trying to hide its industrial roots, the decor sensibly highlights the textures of the containers.
—Adam Williams
april 24, New Atlas, 24 Apr. 2026
The custom started, sensibly enough, in 18th- and 19th-century France, when linens were sent out in alarming, indistinguishable heaps and expected to return to their rightful homes.
—Jennifer Noyes, Air Mail, 11 Apr. 2026
To regulate online commerce sensibly, policymakers ought to look to the essence and effects of digital business practices and renounce proposals predicated on shortsighted or opportunistic naming conventions.
—David B McGarry, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sensibly
Adverb
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Faced with rising costs and declining revenues, the North County Transit District is prudently reducing expenses by freezing open positions.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 June 2026
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The war’s real-time developments affect the ability of every Fortune Global 500 executive to forecast accurately and lead prudently.—
Alyson Shontell,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
Adverb
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So Smith and his team had to find new ways to get the funding to countries, ensure that it was being spent wisely and address potential pandemics — all without most of the international partners and staff the government had previously relied on to carry out this complex work.—
Sharon Lerner,
ProPublica,
17 June 2026
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Some attractions are magnetic, but others are messy — choose wisely!—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
Adverb
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Water of the Ogallala needs to be used more judiciously.—
Allen Best,
Denver Post,
14 June 2026
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Statistics are trotted out judiciously to make a clear statement, rather than thrown at us willy-nilly.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2026
Adverb
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Bolton asked her to discreetly prepare a memo that presented more reasonable alternatives.—
Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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When screens are incorporated, they're increasingly concealed within cabinetry, hidden behind artwork, or integrated more discreetly into the room.—
Angelika Pokovba,
Martha Stewart,
14 June 2026
Adverb
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It can justifiably be credited with building Norway’s strongest team in a generation, with most of head coach Stale Solbakken’s 26-man World Cup squad schooled there.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Her parents, Lisa and Tom Fitzgerald, are justifiably proud.—
Jim Dudlicek,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
Adverb
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The French Cour d’appel de Versailles determined that a child could claim against assets located in France even though the decedent had validly designated the succession laws of a foreign country that did not recognize forced heirship.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Each branch of government derives its authority from the trust placed in it by the People, and Congress has validly determined that this Act helps to maintain that trust by shining some light on the activities of the President and his aides.—
Jacob Rosen,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
Adverb
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The icy comet body itself, surrounded by this dust, may have been fairly Earth-like after all.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
12 June 2026
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Most of the highway was fairly empty.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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“Sensibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sensibly. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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