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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Republicans rejected that reasoning.
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Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
The comments about Borom playing right guard, plus Campbell’s reasoning behind a potential Sewell move, point to a move this offseason.
—Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson concurred in the ruling but disagreed with some of the majority’s reasoning.
—ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2026
Developed by Google DeepMind, the four new versions of the Gemma 4 models emphasize coding, agentic AI, and improved reasoning, while supporting multimodal inputs and running across devices from smartphones to data centers.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
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Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
The comments about Borom playing right guard, plus Campbell’s reasoning behind a potential Sewell move, point to a move this offseason.
—Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson concurred in the ruling but disagreed with some of the majority’s reasoning.
—ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2026
Developed by Google DeepMind, the four new versions of the Gemma 4 models emphasize coding, agentic AI, and improved reasoning, while supporting multimodal inputs and running across devices from smartphones to data centers.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Reasoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reasoning. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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