How to Use rationale in a Sentence

rationale

noun

• The rationale that made sense then makes even more sense now.
  — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 21 Dec. 2023
• The rationales have changed, but the policies remain the same.
  — Steven Greenhut, Orange County Register, 13 Oct. 2024
• The rationale for all of those hacks was much clearer: cash.
  — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 July 2024
• Some players welcomed the change and the rationale behind the shift to species.
  — Steven Dashiell, Scientific American, 31 July 2024
• And when Ward was asked to explain his pick, Chubb was eager to hear the rationale.
  — cleveland, 30 Dec. 2022
• So what was the rationale for the Marlins demoting him to Triple A?
  — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
• In many ways this was the rationale of the original Paypal & X merger back in the day.
  — Alex Lazarow, Forbes, 10 July 2022
• Other media had pieces about the rationale for the war: regime change, the threat of weapons of mass destruction.
  — Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2023
• There is no rationale at this point for having Smart on the court at the expense of Derrick White late in games.
  — Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Apr. 2023
• But after some time to think about it, the Hall of Famer understands the rationale behind the move.
  — Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Nov. 2022
• And at the very bottom are a few naysayers, who chose none of the above under the rationale that not a single one is good.
  — Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2024
• The rationale for the exception had been that evidence of a crime may be lost as a car drives away.
  — oregonlive, 18 June 2022
• His rationale: San Diegans would insist on a winner, and the Italian style was the best means to that end.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2023
• Haley has clung to that rationale in the face of mounting defeats.
  — USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2024
• In a Facebook post on Sept. 22, Schenke tried to explain his rationale.
  — Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
• The rationale was that the balance of risk and benefits of aspirin might shift as people age.
  — Emily Baumgaertner, New York Times, 26 July 2023
• The rationale was that the balance of risks and benefits of aspirin might shift as people age.
  — Emily Baumgaertner, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2023
• But that rationale has become harder to sustain as his polling has grown worse and worse.
  — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2023
• Three days later, the high court outlined its rationale with its 61-page ruling in Bush v. Gore.
  — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
• Thus, we are left with no clear controlling rationale or test for the future.
  — Rachel Hale, Journal Sentinel, 24 June 2024
• The sense of entitlement that comes with the tour circus can block the rationale of what is acceptable.
  — Tim Ellis, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
• And that gives Israel the rationale of self-defense, the most ironclad right of either a person or a nation.
  — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2023
• The chart includes a column to state the rationale for each change, but it’s left blank throughout the entire 22-page document.
  — Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2023
• They were told the matter was private and management would not discuss the rationale with them.
  — Helen Branswell, STAT, 3 Aug. 2023
• One rationale would be to try to get a broader pool of potential jurors.
  — Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2023
• The rationale is that more work means more options, and having more options means lower risk.
  — Anna Jankowska, Forbes, 4 May 2023
• The rationale behind this is twofold: First, shaking the container with soapy water helps to loosen the grease and oil left behind.
  — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Aug. 2024
• But rather than get bogged down by the news, Adler uses it as a rationale to create an even more trans-specific space.
  — Jack Lancaster, Men's Health, 6 June 2023
• On Wednesday, Jackson posted a video on X laying out the rationale for his vote.
  — Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 15 Mar. 2024
• The Seminoles tried a similar rationale to the one that worked in New York — that the location of the servers trumped the location of the bettors — but they were rebuffed.
  — Kenneth P. Vogel, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2023

Last Updated: 11 Dec 2024