Example Sentences

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Kane, who declined to disclose his average earnings, rationalizes that big losses are just part of the job.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Tan says she spends about $250 a month on live mealworms for “Amy’s Bistro,” which she rationalizes “by calculating the amount of money I have saved by not having children.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2024

“To sing with the gods, you sometimes need a ladder,” Houston rationalizes in the movie.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2022

In a note to employees, Mr. Iger said a new company structure was on the way that “puts more decision-making back in the hands of our creative teams and rationalizes costs.”

From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2022

It annoys my father no end, but he rationalizes it by saying, “We live in a service economy. We all have to feed it somehow.”

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman