understandably
adverb
un·der·stand·ably
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Definition of understandably
: as can be easily understood : for understandable reasons
is understandably nervous
Examples of understandably in a Sentence
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Therefore most accounts of the game, understandably, have featured recollections from Santo, Jenkins or other Cubs players who were in the dugout. — Paul Lukas, SI.com, "'It's My One Claim to Fame': The Untold Story of the Cubs’ Black Cat Jinx," 6 Sep. 2019 Alabama defense looks stout There were, understandably, a lot of concerns about how Alabama’s defense would look in Week 1 without All-American linebacker Dylan Moses. — John Talty | [email protected], al, "The SEC’s shaky Saturday overshadows big wins," 1 Sep. 2019 Not wanting to take away from their day was, understandably, the reason for waiting to tell them. — Judith Martin, The Mercury News, "Miss Manners: Her kid is in school, and she still won’t get a job," 3 Aug. 2019 Mike fraternizes with a taxi driver (a radiant Sher Alam Miskeen Ustad) over sweeping vistas and music-making until the Taliban enters to, understandably, probe the foreigner’s intentions. — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, "Review: ‘Jirga’ asks if atonement for war sins is possible," 1 Aug. 2019 Arizona’s largest craft brewer SanTan Brewing Company is, understandably, known for one thing: beer. — Tirion Morris, azcentral, "'All spirits start as beers': Why Arizona's biggest craft brewer started making whiskey," 18 July 2019 While many media figures understandably, in the wake of the election, focused on the Russia sanctions the bill included, the Iranian sanctions furthered undermined Iranian-American relations. — Tyler Bellstrom, The New Republic, "The Biggest Barrier to a Leftist Foreign Policy: Democrats," 11 June 2019 Twitter was, understandably, outraged, and proved it with gifs. — Julie Kosin, Harper's BAZAAR, "Blake Lively Missed the 2019 Met Gala and People Are Not Pleased," 7 May 2019 You're stunned, hurt, and (understandably) furious. — Anne Fisher, Fortune, "Don’t Let a Difficult Coworker Drive You Crazy," 23 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'understandably.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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