Example Sentences

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Even though these highly enjoyable mysteries finally turn out to have rationalized human solutions, they keep open the possibility that, deeper down, a supernatural explanation may actually be the truer one.

From Washington Post • Dec. 8, 2020

There was a time when voters like Ms. Thorburn may well have rationalized staying home on a night like this, watching the address in their pajamas, unshackled by the event’s one-popcorn-per-person rule.

From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2020

Many have rationalized coach-player interaction and athlete-management behavior in their hero worship, arriving at a mindset that coaches have to do whatever they need to do to “maintain order”.

From The Guardian • Apr. 6, 2019

I love my wife and don’t really want to divorce, but how do I cope with being odd man out in my marriage even though I have rationalized that nearly the entire span?

From Slate • Jun. 29, 2016

Companies have rationalized, cut the fat, sacked unneeded people, become lean and mean.

From After the Rain : how the West lost the East by Vaknin, Samuel