Example Sentences

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You did that, and now your nose is understandably out of joint because you don’t know what happened to your 20% tip and you are afraid the restaurant stole it.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

“We do seem to be understandably concerned about being hit, and the Iranians know that,” said Duffy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who poured a lot of time, money, coordination, pressure, and campaigning into the outcome, was understandably gloating following the result.

From Slate • Apr. 25, 2026

And I deeply hope it will be good, though the part of me who has seen the first movie hundreds of times and could write thousands more words about its excellence is understandably skeptical.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

Unable to pursue his work, he sank into an understandably dispirited obscurity.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson