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
• These have not been rationales used for tariffs in the past.
  — Greg Iacurci,ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025
• 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
• Rene Rancourt just sang the anthem and threw down four fist pumps, so here are the teams, and each GM’s rationale.
  — Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Dec. 2021
• The initial rationale for the pause was somewhat sound.
  — Beth Akers, National Review, 17 Mar. 2022
• 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 Fed's rationale behind the rate increase is to put the brakes on inflation, which last month reached a 40-year high of 7.9%.
  — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2022
• 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
• But that case does not offer a rationale for the SEC’s position.
  — David L. Bahnsen, National Review, 9 Feb. 2022
• As the founder of SpaceX, Musk was certainly aware of those decisions when they were made and the rationale behind them.
  — William Harwood, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2025
• To be clear, none of those rationales would likely succeed.
  — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Nov. 2024
• In a brief letter to the town clerk, Joly did not explain her rationale for resigning.
  — Seamus McAvoy, Hartford Courant, 8 Apr. 2022
• 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
• But the fundamental rationale for the Pax was always sound.
  — Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
• The rationale is that top players will then be available to appear in the mixed doubles, attracting more fans and allowing broadcasters to spotlight the competition before main draw singles play begins on August 24.
  — George Ramsay, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025

Last Updated: 11 Mar 2025