have reasoned
- present perfect of reason.
Example Sentences
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While investors have reasoned that the Fed is likely to cut rates partly because of concern about employment, the figures aren’t expected to bring a change of course.
From Barron's ● Dec. 9, 2025
In his late 70s and reportedly in poor health, he may have reasoned that it was futile to continue to claim his innocence, especially given Guzmán's conviction and life sentence in 2019.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2025
Under such circumstances, Krantz and others have reasoned that if the burros cannot be removed, the stickleback have to be relocated for their own safety.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2023
Selling more oil, Saudi officials have reasoned, can help facilitate this balancing act.
From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2022
He may then have reasoned that it is absurd for so large a body as the Sun to revolve around so small a body as the Earth.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
