Examples of reasoning in a Sentence
Could you explain your reasoning?
They told everyone the reasoning behind the decision.
a conclusion based on fallacious reasoning
Humans possess the power of reasoning.
Recent Examples on the Web
Just before Nyah was born, the singer shared the reasoning behind her name on The View.
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Makena Gera, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2024
The reasoning behind that custody arrangement isn’t made clear.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
In their sentencing memorandum earlier this month, federal prosecutors laid out their reasoning for seeking $11 billion in forfeiture.
—Eva Rothenberg, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
This reasoning sounds a lot like the original tip this reporter received.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2024
The reasoning behind this is that iMessage is regarded as a more secure messaging medium than SMS, and for good reason: it was designed to be precisely that.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Robinson applies her particular reasoning to other stories, including that of Hagar and Ishmael.
—Joan Taylor, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2024
Merrill and Sabharwal knew that their purely mathematical approach couldn’t capture all aspects of chain-of-thought reasoning in real language models, where the wording in the prompt can be very important.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 21 Mar. 2024
In one of the logical reasoning experiments, for example, Cornell undergraduates (n=45) had to solve 20 logic questions taken from the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT).
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2024
Makena Gera, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2024
The reasoning behind that custody arrangement isn’t made clear.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
In their sentencing memorandum earlier this month, federal prosecutors laid out their reasoning for seeking $11 billion in forfeiture.
—Eva Rothenberg, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
This reasoning sounds a lot like the original tip this reporter received.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2024
The reasoning behind this is that iMessage is regarded as a more secure messaging medium than SMS, and for good reason: it was designed to be precisely that.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Robinson applies her particular reasoning to other stories, including that of Hagar and Ishmael.
—Joan Taylor, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2024
Merrill and Sabharwal knew that their purely mathematical approach couldn’t capture all aspects of chain-of-thought reasoning in real language models, where the wording in the prompt can be very important.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 21 Mar. 2024
In one of the logical reasoning experiments, for example, Cornell undergraduates (n=45) had to solve 20 logic questions taken from the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT).
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2024
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