with some justification
idiom
: not unreasonably
She noted with some justification that other people had experienced similar problems.
Examples of with some justification in a Sentence
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Henry has served haplessly in the job ever since, lately citing—with some justification—widespread instability in the capital as the main impediment to holding new national elections.
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Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2024
Apple emphasized, with some justification, that this could be risky for you.
—Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024
Russia, China, and Iran feel, with some justification, that America is a helpless giant whose days as a superpower are numbered.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 12 Jan. 2024
Biden and his national-security team have often been portrayed, with some justification, as a sort of second coming of the Obama Administration, a reunion of the old gang, albeit with younger aides, such as Blinken and Sullivan, moving into principal positions.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2023
Oppenheimer believed, with some justification, he was being railroaded.
—Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 July 2023
But the industry has been slow to respond, with some justification.
—Merrill Matthews, WSJ, 8 June 2022
Women often feel more vulnerable – with some justification.
—Jamie Gold, CNN, 14 Mar. 2023
Advocates of the religious right argue — with some justification — that, in fact, Christianity has been concerned with sexuality since New Testament times.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Sep. 2022
Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2024
Apple emphasized, with some justification, that this could be risky for you.
—Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024
Russia, China, and Iran feel, with some justification, that America is a helpless giant whose days as a superpower are numbered.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 12 Jan. 2024
Biden and his national-security team have often been portrayed, with some justification, as a sort of second coming of the Obama Administration, a reunion of the old gang, albeit with younger aides, such as Blinken and Sullivan, moving into principal positions.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2023
Oppenheimer believed, with some justification, he was being railroaded.
—Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 July 2023
But the industry has been slow to respond, with some justification.
—Merrill Matthews, WSJ, 8 June 2022
Women often feel more vulnerable – with some justification.
—Jamie Gold, CNN, 14 Mar. 2023
Advocates of the religious right argue — with some justification — that, in fact, Christianity has been concerned with sexuality since New Testament times.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Sep. 2022
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