with reason

Idioms  

1. For a ground or cause, justifiably, as in He turned down their offer, but with reason—he didn't want to move his family to a big city. [c. 1600]

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with reason

"Your war is not with your neighbours," he wrote in a post on X. "Return to your surroundings, and deal with your neighbours with reason and responsibility before the circle of isolation and escalation widens."

From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026

In that scenario, you need an agency led by people who respond to crises with reason and levelheadedness in order to mitigate conspiratorial thinking.

From Slate ● Dec. 16, 2025

Thus was born Southern California’s image as a place to start anew, especially among those with reason to shed memories of a previous life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2025

He argues that individuals possess the ability to exercise control over their own judgments and reactions, emphasizing the importance of aligning these with reason and virtue.

From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2024

Happiness has to do with reason, and only reason earns it.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin