Used in a Sentence

understandably

How to use understandably in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for understandably.

Editorial note

This morning I spoke to someone who had installed it; it had SMSd everyone in her contacts, and she was understandably not too happy.

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Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

in an intelligible manner; "the foreigner spoke to us quite intelligibly"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of understandably gathered in one view.

adverb

in an intelligible manner; "the foreigner spoke to us quite intelligibly"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for understandably.

adverb

in an intelligible manner; "the foreigner spoke to us quite intelligibly"

Example sentences

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This morning I spoke to someone who had installed it; it had SMSd everyone in her contacts, and she was understandably not too happy.

2

Explanation is easy, but understandably it's very hard for an American to grasp such a concept of life.

3

Things like that are understandably very expensive to properly and legally dispose of.

4

Do awesome work, and networking becomes mostly a matter of showing up and saying plainly and understandably what you've done.

5

The press blew it out of proportion, and the scientific community was understandably skeptical.

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Every specific victim of the slash and burn period at Google was fairly understandably, even if I disagreed with it personally.

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"[1]And from the piece:"While the media and much of the world have been understandably outraged by the revelation of the NSAs spying programs, Barrett Browns work was pointing to a much deeper problem. It isnt the sort of problem that can be fixed by trying to tweak a few laws or by removing a few prosecutors.

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Since the passing of Steve Jobs there has understandably been a lot of speculation about what will happen to Apple given Steve's laser-like focus on user experience above almost all else.

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We'll never find out what pg really thinks of Monsanto or the idea of doing business with them, because all we've got is his understandably snippy reaction to what sounds like the aggressive ranting of an insane person.

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Scientists are understandably enthusiastic about this, but they also have to keep in mind that when they just use words to describe the importance of the discovery without naming the discovery itself, its easy for them to get it very, very wrong.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use understandably in a sentence?

This morning I spoke to someone who had installed it; it had SMSd everyone in her contacts, and she was understandably not too happy.

What does understandably mean?

in an intelligible manner; "the foreigner spoke to us quite intelligibly"

What part of speech is understandably?

understandably is commonly used as adverb.