understandably
adverb
un·der·stand·ably
ˌən-dər-ˈstan-də-blē 
: as can be easily understood : for understandable reasons
is understandably nervous
Examples of understandably in a Sentence
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The polite but understandably sleepy crowd would have to wait for something, well, wilder.
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Journal Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2024
The musician, understandably, doesn’t frequent those events much anymore.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2024
The fear of cancer is understandably seared into the public psyche.
—David Ropeik, STAT, 10 Apr. 2024
Teachers understandably want to hold students accountable for using generative AI without permission or disclosure.
—Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 9 Apr. 2024
Folks would understandably want the weather conditions to allow for an optimal viewing experience.
—The Enquirer, 6 Apr. 2024
Evaluate Your Job Performance Many people are understandably nervous about their jobs after a layoff and do not know how people were selected to be laid off.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
When the General Data Protection Regulation came into effect in 2018, the enforcers were national privacy authorities who were under-resourced and understandably wary of getting into expensive legal battles with some of the world’s biggest companies.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2024
But this gesture was—understandably—misinterpreted.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
Journal Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2024
The musician, understandably, doesn’t frequent those events much anymore.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2024
The fear of cancer is understandably seared into the public psyche.
—David Ropeik, STAT, 10 Apr. 2024
Teachers understandably want to hold students accountable for using generative AI without permission or disclosure.
—Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 9 Apr. 2024
Folks would understandably want the weather conditions to allow for an optimal viewing experience.
—The Enquirer, 6 Apr. 2024
Evaluate Your Job Performance Many people are understandably nervous about their jobs after a layoff and do not know how people were selected to be laid off.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
When the General Data Protection Regulation came into effect in 2018, the enforcers were national privacy authorities who were under-resourced and understandably wary of getting into expensive legal battles with some of the world’s biggest companies.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2024
But this gesture was—understandably—misinterpreted.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
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“Understandably.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/understandably. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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