in reason

Idioms  

1. Also, within reason. Inside the bounds of good sense, justification, or practicality. For example, We need to keep our prices in reason, or He promised to do what he can to help us, within reason. [Late 1500s]

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Example Sentences

It’s just rooted in reason and the real world.

From Slate

The pleasant absurdity and verbal antics of Milne’s stories are never random but grounded in reason and logic, whether figuring out how many Woozles are leaving tracks in the snow or trying to answer Eeyore’s forlorn question, “what color was it when it was a balloon?”

From The Wall Street Journal

Education is ultimately a form of training—above all, in reason—that makes the good life possible.

From The Wall Street Journal

Their purveyors are interested in some other point and therefore have no interest in reason.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Such inflated numbers are not grounded in reason, have no basis in the record, no support in the governing law, and no place in a fair and impartial enforcement system,” they wrote in their filing.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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