Examples of reasoning in a Sentence
Could you explain your reasoning?
They told everyone the reasoning behind the decision.
a conclusion based on fallacious reasoning
Humans possess the power of reasoning.
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Here’s the reasoning behind those picks.
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Allbusiness, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Sophisticated as chatbots’ responses may be, they are stitched together from statistical patterns in large datasets—an impressive trick but one that still falls short of the breadth and reliability in human-level clinical reasoning.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 15 May 2026
Here’s the reasoning behind those picks.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Mehdizadeh disputed the airline’s reasoning, telling CBS News Texas that the battery used in Stewie was comparable to one found in a laptop.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 15 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for reasoning
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“Reasoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reasoning. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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