with reason

Idioms

For a ground or cause, justifiably, as in He turned down their offer, but with reason—he didn't want to move his family to a big city. [c. 1600]

Example Sentences

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In that scenario, you need an agency led by people who respond to crises with reason and levelheadedness in order to mitigate conspiratorial thinking.

From Slate • Dec. 16, 2025

“When we live in community and we live with reason to get up in the morning and purpose, we are living a healthier life,” Schubert said.

From Seattle Times • May 12, 2024

The document alleges that he was handing over information "with reason to believe that it would be used to the injury of the United States and to the advantage of a foreign nation".

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2024

The more streamlined version, the Coast Daylight, hit the tracks in 1937 and called itself, with reason, the “most beautiful train in the West,” and even “in America.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2023

All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then to the understanding, and ends with reason.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty

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