How to Use sensible in a Sentence

sensible

1 of 2 adjective

• She was sensible enough to stop driving when she got too tired.
• She wore a sensible coat.
• My teacher gave me some sensible advice.
• By the way, many of these laws on the books are sensible.
  — Fifth & Mission Podcast, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Jan. 2023
• The rain will be steady though, so keep those jackets and sensible shoes handy.
  — oregonlive, 23 Dec. 2022
• Based on his track record, the sensible thing is to give him at least 2024 to sort which of those outcomes is closer to the norm.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2023
• The only sensible strategy, amid it all, was to take in as many movies as one could.
  — Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2023
• This seems sensible in that people will read the headlines and opt to buy the stock and ergo push the price higher and higher.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 3 May 2023
• Her shoes were a sensible pair of espadrilles for dancing all night to the German DJ duo Claptone.
  — Leena Kim, Town & Country, 9 Aug. 2023
• This year-round shoe staple is equally sensible and stylish, and isn't too bulky or heavy to pack in your carry-on.
  — Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2024
• The painting has raised questions and eyebrows, but Kientz is more sensible.
  — Walker Mimms, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2023
• The exteriors are often clad in vinyl siding — a sensible way to keep out the rain and the fog coming off the East River.
  — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 25 Jan. 2024
• Just like sensible Republicans and Democrats across the country have wanted to see the facts.
  — William Turton, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2023
• In one sense, this was a sensible response to the extreme demands such a conflict would entail.
  — Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 26 Jan. 2024
• The supermodel scion paired her boxy, oversized suit with a pair of sensible black patent leather heels.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2023
• Her demeanor is kind and sensible, her eyes piercing; a deep line furrows her brows.
  — Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2023
• The video does show some more sensible uses of the Media Bar, like displaying the name of the car, a red warning sign, or even a birthday greeting.
  — Jay Peters, The Verge, 10 Jan. 2024
• One sensible approach is to cook the breast and legs separately.
  — Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 11 Jan. 2024
• The German company has been churning out sturdy and sensible designs that withstand the test of time since the 1970s.
  — Fiorella Valdesolo, Curbed, 12 Dec. 2022
• The former is a classic, sensible piece with quartz countertops and a light wood finish.
  — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2023
• Given the background, of course, the cynical response is also the sensible one.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
• This somehow seems more sensible than the U.S. policy of paying the world’s highest prices.
  — James C. Robinson, STAT, 29 Mar. 2024
• Their sensible and sensitive work should sit comfortably on the shelf next to James’s.
  — Daniel Burke, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2022
• Where manners, refinement, and class are concerned—not to mention sensible shoes—the queen is the world's leader.
  — Frank Markus, Car and Driver, 2 Jan. 2023
• This sensible slingback with a sweet design will pamper your feet and look cute doing so.
  — Jill Schildhouse, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2023
• Vivek Ramaswamy’s past as a sensible young college student is coming back to haunt him.
  — Edith Olmsted, The New Republic, 29 Aug. 2023
• The smaller day-to-day costs of in-person work—a coffee here, a new pair of sensible office shoes there—comes to $863 per month, nearly double the cost of working from home.
  — Jane Thier, Fortune, 25 May 2023
• Though perhaps less charming, a straight path is the shortest, least expensive, and sometimes the most sensible.
  — Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2023
• From one point of view, no doubt the most sensible, what had happened to me was not as calamitous as what befell the residents of the Starliner Tower.
  — Becca Rothfeld, The New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2024
• This double act consists of an advanced full-sized keyboard plus a multi-button mouse, both in a single kit at a sensible price.
  — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024

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sensible

2 of 2 noun

• And there may be larger market forces at work that make a single-source contractor for HLS sensible.
  — Jackie Wattles, CNN, 19 Aug. 2021
• Those settling in America in the 17th century thought idleness was sinful, and a six-day workweek sensible.
  — New York Times, 24 Dec. 2021
• But if the jury is still out, things would need to change on several fronts in order to make retaining Locadia sensible and feasible.
  — Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 27 May 2021
• While nobody sensible would label any backcountry travel in Alaska a walk in the park, Katmai’s terrain adds extra challenges—and rewards.
  — Katie Orlinsky, National Geographic, 27 May 2020
• If Britain’s national defense relies on an America that is now stretched and resentful of its burden, is this sensible either?
  — Tom McTague, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2020
• Fe Noel’s louche dresses, flowing trousers, and signature billowing sleeves prove that sensible can also be sensual.
  — Cady Lang, Time, 4 Feb. 2020
• Since late November, tens of thousands of farmers have camped on Delhi’s borders to protest sensible but politically risky new laws that give the private sector a bigger role in agriculture.
  — Sadanand Dhume, WSJ, 28 Dec. 2020
• Voters in 2020, more than anything else, want sensible, unifying leadership to rid our country of its present angry polarization.
  — Ted Van Dyk, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2020
• Some see the investments as sensible for an organization sitting on enormous cash reserves.
  — Rebecca R. Ruiz, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2016
• Is the Lamborghini Huracán paddle-shift-into-gear sensible?
  — Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 27 July 2021
• This decision, while sensible given the popular stigma surrounding psychedelics, may also increase the business challenges facing MindMed and Compass.
  — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2021
• Only a Trump victory will suitably chasten the many sensible and somewhat highbrow Reagan Republicans who deserted Trump for reasons ranging from outright treachery to tactical misjudgment to mere snobbery.
  — Conrad Black, National Review, 28 Oct. 2020
• And there may be larger market forces at work that make a single-source contractor for HLS sensible.
  — Jackie Wattles, CNN, 19 Aug. 2021
• Those settling in America in the 17th century thought idleness was sinful, and a six-day workweek sensible.
  — New York Times, 24 Dec. 2021
• But if the jury is still out, things would need to change on several fronts in order to make retaining Locadia sensible and feasible.
  — Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 27 May 2021
• While nobody sensible would label any backcountry travel in Alaska a walk in the park, Katmai’s terrain adds extra challenges—and rewards.
  — Katie Orlinsky, National Geographic, 27 May 2020
• If Britain’s national defense relies on an America that is now stretched and resentful of its burden, is this sensible either?
  — Tom McTague, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2020
• Fe Noel’s louche dresses, flowing trousers, and signature billowing sleeves prove that sensible can also be sensual.
  — Cady Lang, Time, 4 Feb. 2020
• Since late November, tens of thousands of farmers have camped on Delhi’s borders to protest sensible but politically risky new laws that give the private sector a bigger role in agriculture.
  — Sadanand Dhume, WSJ, 28 Dec. 2020
• Voters in 2020, more than anything else, want sensible, unifying leadership to rid our country of its present angry polarization.
  — Ted Van Dyk, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2020
• Some see the investments as sensible for an organization sitting on enormous cash reserves.
  — Rebecca R. Ruiz, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2016
• Is the Lamborghini Huracán paddle-shift-into-gear sensible?
  — Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 27 July 2021
• This decision, while sensible given the popular stigma surrounding psychedelics, may also increase the business challenges facing MindMed and Compass.
  — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2021
• Only a Trump victory will suitably chasten the many sensible and somewhat highbrow Reagan Republicans who deserted Trump for reasons ranging from outright treachery to tactical misjudgment to mere snobbery.
  — Conrad Black, National Review, 28 Oct. 2020

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