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within reason

Idioms  

  1. see in reason.

Example Sentences

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“And so, within reason, it doesn’t matter what the stock market is doing from now until then.”

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

One is never take no for an answer, and two is, within reason, always say yes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

You are rich if you feel rich — if you can live a comfortable life and do the things you want to do, within reason.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 27, 2025

What he asked for, within reason, he got.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2025

I can also play any other instrument I like, for as long as I want, within reason, without succumbing to the same worry.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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